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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNSTEADY, a. unsted'y.
1. Not steady; not constant; irresolute.
2. Mutable; variable; changeable; as unsteady winds.
3. Not adhering constantly to any fixed plan or business.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" [ant: steady]
2: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: unfirm, unsteady]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Date: 1532 to make unsteady II. adjective Date: 1551 not steady: as a. not firm or solid ; not fixed in position ; unstable b. marked by change or fluctuation ; changeable c. not uniform or even ; irregular <an unsteady pulse> • unsteadily adverb • unsteadiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (unsteadier, unsteadiest) 1 not steady or firm. 2 changeable, fluctuating. 3 not uniform or regular. Derivatives: unsteadily adv. unsteadiness n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you are unsteady, you have difficulty doing something, for example walking, because you cannot completely control your legs or your body. The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up... He poured coffee into the mugs, and with an unsteady hand, held one of them out to David. ADJ • unsteadily She pulled herself unsteadily from the bed to the dresser. ADV: ADV with v 2. If you describe something as unsteady, you mean that it is not regular or stable, but unreliable or unpredictable. His voice was unsteady and only just audible... ADJ 3. Unsteady objects are not held, fixed, or balanced securely. ...a slightly unsteady item of furniture. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Unsettled, fluctuating, oscillating. 2. Inconstant, fickle, unstable, changeable, wavering, mutable, variable, ever-changing. 3. Tottering, wavering, vacillating.

Moby Thesaurus

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