steady
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stead·y
[sted-ee] adjective, stead·i·er, stead·i·est, interjection, noun, plural stead·ies, verb, stead·ied, stead·y·ing, adverb 
i adjective
1.
firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
2.
even or regular in movement: the steady swing of the pendulum.
3.
free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous: a steady diet of meat and potatoes; a steady wind.
4.
constant, regular, or habitual: a steady job.
5.
free from excitement or agitation; calm: steady nerves.
interjection
10.
(used to urge someone to calm down or be under control.)
11.
Nautical. (a helm order to keep a vessel steady on its present heading.)
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noun
12.
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
13.
Informal. a steady visitor, customer, or the like; habitué.
verb (used with object)
14.
to make or keep steady, as in position, movement, action, character, etc.: His calm confidence steadied the nervous passengers.
verb (used without object)
15.
to become steady.
adverb
Idioms 16.
in a firm or steady manner: Hold the ladder steady.
17.
Informal. steadily, regularly, or continuously: Is she working steady now?
18.
go steady, Informal. to date one person exclusively: Her father didn't approve of her going steady at such an early age.
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steady (ˈstɛdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , steadier, steadiest | |
| 1. | not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable |
| 2. | free from fluctuation: the level stayed steady |
| 3. | not easily excited; imperturbable |
| 4. | staid; sober |
| 5. | regular; habitual: a steady drinker |
| 6. | continuous: a steady flow |
| 7. | nautical (of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas |
| —vb , steadier, steadiest, steadies, steadying, steadied | |
| 8. | to make or become steady |
| —adv | |
| 9. | in a steady manner |
| 10. | informal go steady to date one person regularly |
| —n , steadier, steadiest, steadies, steadying, steadied, steadies | |
| 11. | informal one's regular boyfriend or girlfriend |
| —interj | |
| 12. | nautical an order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course |
| 13. | a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc |
| 14. | (Brit) a command to get set to start, as in a race: ready, steady, go! |
| [C16: from | |
| 'steadier | |
| —n | |
| 'steadily | |
| —adv | |
| 'steadiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
steady
1530, replacing earlier steadfast, from stead + adj. suffix -y, perhaps on model of M.Du., M.L.G. stadig. O.E. had stæððig "grave, serious," and stedig "barren," but neither seems to be the direct source of the modern word. O.N. cognate stoðugr "steady, stable"
was closer in sense. Originally of things; of persons or minds from 1602. Meaning "working at an even rate" is first recorded in 1548. The verb also is first recorded 1530. Noun meaning "one's boyfriend or girlfriend" is from 1897; to go steady is 1905 in teenager slang. Steady progress is etymologically a contradiction in terms. Steady state first attested 1885; as a cosmological theory (propounded by Bondi, Gold, and Hoyle), it is attested from 1948.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
steady
In addition to the idiom beginning with steady, also see go steady; slow but sure (steady wins the race).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
In the past, the biggest hurdle to effective recycling was developing a steady, stable market for recycled materials.
It is not a steady balance of terror maintained by two stable, responsible, and cautious powers.
Steady, uniform, unbroken evolution from lower to higher seemed easy.
We tend to think of the ground beneath our feet as solid, steady, and unchanging.
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