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unsteady

uns·teady

UK/ʌnˈstɛdi/ US/ʌˈnstɛdi/ rare

adjective

1.

subject to change or variation especially in behavior

  • “her unsteady walk”
  • “his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine”
  • “an unsteady voice”
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2.

not having a steady rhythm

  • “an arrhythmic heartbeat”
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3.

not firmly or solidly positioned

  • “climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder”
  • “an unfirm stance”
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Origin

From un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.

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