unsteady
Meanings
Adjective
- subject to change or variation
- "her unsteady walk"
- "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"
- "an unsteady voice"
Adjective Satellite
- not firmly or solidly positioned
- "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"
Adj
- Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
- Lacking regularity or uniformity.
- Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
Verb
- To render unsteady, removing balance.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
chaotic, instable, irregular, precarious, rickety, rocky, shaky, unfirm, unstable, unsteady, variable, varying
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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