Un-steadies
i adjective
1.
not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
2.
fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame; unsteady prices.
3.
irregular or uneven: an unsteady development.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make unsteady.
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| —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, -steadied | |
| 5. | (tr) to make unsteady |
| un'steadily | |
| —adv | |
| un'steadiness | |
| —n | |
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