STEADILY

steadily

(adverb) at a steady rate or pace; “his interest eroded steadily”

steadily, steady

(adverb) in a steady manner; “he could still walk steadily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

steadily (comparative more steadily, superlative most steadily)

In a steady manner.

Anagrams

• diastyle, silyated

Source: Wiktionary

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Stead"i*ly, adv.

Definition: In a steady manner.

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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