surefooted

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

surefooted
    adj 1: not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
           [syn: {surefooted}, {sure-footed}, {footsure}]
    2: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted
       of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter
       Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"-
       Michiko Kakutani [syn: {confident}, {surefooted}, {sure-
       footed}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sure-footed \Sure"-foot`ed\, a.
   Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.
   [1913 Webster]