unsteady
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
Created by adding the prefix un- to steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to the Old Frisian onstedich, the Low German unstadig etc.
[edit] Adjective
unsteady (comparative more unsteady, superlative most unsteady)
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- Not held firmly in position.
- Noted for lack of regularity or uniformity.
- Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behaviour.
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[edit] Translations
not held in position
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lacking regularity
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inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
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[edit] Verb
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to unsteady (third-person singular simple present unsteadies, present participle unsteadying, simple past and past participle unsteadied)
- To render unsteady, removing balance.
