unsteady (redirected from unsteadies)

un·stead·y  (n-std)

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.

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un·steadi·ly adv.

un·steadi·ness n.

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unsteady

Adjective

1. not securely fixed: unsteady metal posts

2. (of a manner of walking, standing, or holding) shaky or staggering

unsteadily adv
unsteadiness n

Thesaurus

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" unfirm unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened

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unsteady

adjective 1. unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, precarious, treacherous, rickety, infirm

adjective 2. reeling, wobbly, tottering

adjective 3. erratic, unpredictable, volatile, unsettled, wavering, unreliable, temperamental, changeable, vacillating, flighty, inconstant

Translations

unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj → inestable

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unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj → mal assuré(e) → chancelant(e) → instable

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unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj [step, voice, legs] → unsicher; [ladder] → wack(e)lig

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unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj → instabile, malsicuro/a