UNSTEADY

unfirm, unsteady

(adjective) not firmly or solidly positioned; “climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder”; “an unfirm stance”

unsteady

(adjective) subject to change or variation; “her unsteady walk”; “his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine”; “an unsteady voice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unsteady (comparative unsteadier, superlative unsteadiest)

Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.

Lacking regularity or uniformity.

Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

Synonyms

• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, rickety, shaky; see also rickety

• (lacking regularity or uniformity): chaotic, irregular, unstable; see also unsteady

Antonyms

• steady

Verb

unsteady (third-person singular simple present unsteadies, present participle unsteadying, simple past and past participle unsteadied)

To render unsteady, removing balance.

Anagrams

• Dauntsey, unstayed

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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