steady

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From Middle English stede, stedi < Old English staeththig < staeth (stead, bank). Confer Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, German stätig, stetig.

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steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)

  1. smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions
  2. regular and even
  3. slow

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Infinitive
to steady

Third person singular
steadies

Simple past
steadied

Past participle
steadied

Present participle
steadying

to steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)

  1. To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.

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