unsteady

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 [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 or staggering, as from intoxication

vb -steadies, -steadying, -steadied

(tr) to make unsteady

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 a slightly unsteady item of furniture

2. reeling, wobbly, tottering The boy was unsteady, staggering around the room.

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.

Translations

unsteady [ˈʌnˈstedɪ] ADJ [chair, ladder structure] → inestable, inseguro; [walk] → vacilante; [voice, hand] → tembloroso
to be unsteady on one's feet → caminar con paso vacilante

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unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdi] adj

(= shaky) [person] → chancelant(e); [gait] → chancelant(e), mal assuré(e); [hand] → tremblant(e); [voice] → mal assuré(e)
to be unsteady on one's feet → ne pas très bien tenir sur ses jambes
He was unsteady on his feet → Il marchait d'un pas mal assuré., Il ne tenait pas très bien sur ses jambes.

(= not secure) [ladder, piece of furniture] → instable

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unsteady

adj hand → unsicher; legs, steps → schwankend, unsicher; ladder → wack(e)lig; flame → unruhig, flackernd; voice, economy → schwankend; (= irregular) progress → schwankend, ungleichmäßig; growth → unregelmäßig; to be unsteady on one’s feet → unsicher or wackelig auf den Beinen sein; the pound is still unsteady → das Pfund schwankt noch

vt → durcheinanderbringen; (stronger) → aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

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unsteady [ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj (ladder, foothold) → instabile, malsicuro/a; (hand, voice) → tremante; (economy) → vacillante
to be unsteady on one's feet → non reggersi bene sulle gambe

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unsteady → متقلب vratký vaklende wackelig ασταθής vacilante epävakaa chancelant nepostojan malfermo 不安定な 불안정한 onstandvastig ustø niestały inseguro неустойчивый ostadig ไม่มั่นคง sallanan không vững chắc 不安定的