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unsteadinesses

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un⋅stead⋅y

  [uhn-sted-ee] adjective, verb, -stead⋅ied, -stead⋅y⋅ing.
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–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.
Origin:
1525–35; un- 1 + steady

Related forms:
un⋅stead⋅i⋅ly, adverb
un⋅stead⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See unsettled. 2. vacillating, flickering.
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Word Origin & History

unsteady 
1598, from un- (1) "not" + steady (adj.). Cf. O.Fris. unstadich, Ger. unstätig, M.Du. onstadich.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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