steady
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English stede, stedi, from Old English staeththig, from staeth (“stead, bank”). Confer Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, German stätig, stetig.
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Adjective [edit]
steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)
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Translations [edit]
smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions
regular and even
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Verb [edit]
steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)
- To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
Translations [edit]
to stabilize
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External links [edit]
- steady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- steady in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- steady at OneLook Dictionary Search