unsteady
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un·stead·y
(ŭn-stĕd′ē)adj. un·stead·i·er, un·stead·i·est
1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
2. Fluctuating; changeable: an unsteady market.
3. Not even or regular; wavering: an unsteady voice.
tr.v. un·stead·ied, un·stead·y·ing, un·stead·ies
To cause to become unsteady.
un·stead′i·ly adv.
un·stead′i·ness n.
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unsteady
(ʌnˈstɛdɪ)adj
1. not securely fixed: an unsteady foothold.
2. (of behaviour, etc) lacking constancy; erratic
3. without regularity: an unsteady rhythm.
4. (of a manner of walking, etc) precarious, staggering, as from intoxication
vb, -steadies, -steadying or -steadied
(tr) to make unsteady
unˈsteadily adv
unˈsteadiness n
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un•stead•y
(ʌnˈstɛd i)adj., v. -stead•ied, -stead•y•ing. adj.
1. not steady or firm; unstable; shaky.
2. fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame.
3. irregular or uneven.
v.t.4. to make unsteady.
[1525–35]
un•stead′i•ly, adv.
un•stead′i•ness, n.
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unsteady
Past participle: unsteadied
Gerund: unsteadying
| Imperative |
|---|
| unsteady |
| unsteady |
| Present |
|---|
| I unsteady |
| you unsteady |
| he/she/it unsteadies |
| we unsteady |
| you unsteady |
| they unsteady |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I unsteadied |
| you unsteadied |
| he/she/it unsteadied |
| we unsteadied |
| you unsteadied |
| they unsteadied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am unsteadying |
| you are unsteadying |
| he/she/it is unsteadying |
| we are unsteadying |
| you are unsteadying |
| they are unsteadying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have unsteadied |
| you have unsteadied |
| he/she/it has unsteadied |
| we have unsteadied |
| you have unsteadied |
| they have unsteadied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was unsteadying |
| you were unsteadying |
| he/she/it was unsteadying |
| we were unsteadying |
| you were unsteadying |
| they were unsteadying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had unsteadied |
| you had unsteadied |
| he/she/it had unsteadied |
| we had unsteadied |
| you had unsteadied |
| they had unsteadied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will unsteady |
| you will unsteady |
| he/she/it will unsteady |
| we will unsteady |
| you will unsteady |
| they will unsteady |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have unsteadied |
| you will have unsteadied |
| he/she/it will have unsteadied |
| we will have unsteadied |
| you will have unsteadied |
| they will have unsteadied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be unsteadying |
| you will be unsteadying |
| he/she/it will be unsteadying |
| we will be unsteadying |
| you will be unsteadying |
| they will be unsteadying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been unsteadying |
| you have been unsteadying |
| he/she/it has been unsteadying |
| we have been unsteadying |
| you have been unsteadying |
| they have been unsteadying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been unsteadying |
| you will have been unsteadying |
| he/she/it will have been unsteadying |
| we will have been unsteadying |
| you will have been unsteadying |
| they will have been unsteadying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been unsteadying |
| you had been unsteadying |
| he/she/it had been unsteadying |
| we had been unsteadying |
| you had been unsteadying |
| they had been unsteadying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would unsteady |
| you would unsteady |
| he/she/it would unsteady |
| we would unsteady |
| you would unsteady |
| they would unsteady |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have unsteadied |
| you would have unsteadied |
| he/she/it would have unsteadied |
| we would have unsteadied |
| you would have unsteadied |
| they would have unsteadied |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| 2. |  unsteady - not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened |
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unsteady
adjective
3. erratic, unpredictable, volatile, unsettled, wavering, unreliable, temperamental, changeable, vacillating, flighty, inconstant She knew the impact an unsteady parent could have on a young girl.
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unsteady
adjective1. Not physically steady or firm:
3. Capable of or liable to change:
4. Following no predictable pattern:
5. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance:
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Translations
vratký
vaklende
epävakaa
nestabilan
不安定な
불안정한
ostadig
ไม่มั่นคง
không vững chắc
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unsteady
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unsteady
→ مُتَقَلِّب vratký vaklende wackelig ασταθής vacilante epävakaa chancelant nestabilan malfermo 不安定な 불안정한 onstandvastig ustø niestały inseguro неустойчивый ostadig ไม่มั่นคง sallanan không vững chắc 不安定的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unsteady
adj (on one's feet) de marcha inestable, propenso a caerse
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