unsteady
Use Unsteady in a sentence
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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unsteady (ʌnˈstɛdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
In both countries frustration over the unsteady direction of change has tended, perhaps unfairly, to overshadow real gains.
Patients have an unsteady gait and difficulty walking normally and keeping their balance.
The boards had snapped here and there, and the footing was unsteady.
Our behavior is always move in unsteady manner or say irrational way it change with situation.
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