sure-handed

adjective

sure-hand·​ed ˈshu̇r-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce sure-handed (audio)
ˈshər-
: proficient and confident in performance especially using the hands
sure-handedness noun

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Just down the road at Eastern Kentucky, Mike Smith brings a sure-handed tackling prowess from the FCS ranks into the NFL with a hope of cracking the roster in year one. Nick Harris july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025 While the slugger won't get anything close to Witt Jr.'s 11-year $288 million contract, his bat and sure-handed fielding will give him an opportunity at a $100 million extension when the time comes. Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 The usually sure-handed Toglia committed two errors in a game for just the second time in his career. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 June 2025 Meanwhile, Anderson’s star has been steadily rising at LVMH with his innovative and sure-handed rejuvenation of Loewe, which was founded in 1846. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025 And the usually sure-handed Terps committed some ghastly errors at inopportune times. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025 From our review: What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character. The New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2025 What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character. Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Even the normally sure-handed Anže Kopitar had trouble keeping pucks or receiving passes. The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sure-handed was in 1930

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“Sure-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-handed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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