STEADIEST

STEADY

steady

(adjective) not easily excited or upset; “steady nerves”

regular, steady

(adjective) relating to a person who does something regularly; “a regular customer”; “a steady drinker”

firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

(adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; “firm convictions”; “a firm mouth”; “steadfast resolve”; “a man of unbendable perseverence”; “unwavering loyalty”

steady

(adjective) securely in position; not shaky; “held the ladder steady”

firm, steady, unfluctuating

(adjective) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; “stocks are still firm”

steady

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

steadiest

superlative form of steady: most steady

Anagrams

• Stateside, stateside

Source: Wiktionary


STEADY

Stead"y, a. [Compar. Steadier; superl. Steadiest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stæ, steady (in gestæ), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. stätig, stetig. See Stead, n.]

1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. Sir P. Sidney.

2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.

3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

Syn.

– Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.

Stead"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.]

Definition: To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

Stead"y, v. i.

Definition: To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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