: proficient and confident in performance especially using the hands
sure-handedness noun

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The battle also includes the uber-versatile Oswaldo Cabrera and the sure-handed but light-hitting Oswald Peraza. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025 Plus, the typically sure-handed Braden Smith hasn’t exactly been Mr. Reliable lately; he’s had back-to-back six-turnover games, which was key to Indiana’s transition offense on Sunday, and has scored only single digits in three of Purdue’s past five games. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Mar. 2025.

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