Meanings
comparative more footsure · superlative most footsure
- Sure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking.
You can still visit that sky-high fortress that was said to have taken the lives of 20,000 men during the decade of its construction. You get there atop a small but footsure donkey led by energetic and equally footsure youngsters.
1994, George McDonald, Marylyn Springer, Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide, Cruises, 1995-1996, page 48 - Of flooring, etc.: antislip.
It makes floors footsure preventing slipping and skidding accidents.
1944, Modern Machine Shop, volume 17, page 263
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot liable to stumble or fall
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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