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Adjective: unsteady (unsteadier,unsteadiest)  ,ún'ste-dee
  1. Not firmly or solidly positioned
    "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder";
    - unfirm
     
  2. Subject to change or variation
    "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

Derived forms: unsteadier, unsteadiest

See also: aflicker, agitated, aquiver, arhythmic, arrhythmic, atremble, convulsive, faltering, flickering, fluctuating, irregular, jerking, jerky, palpitant, palpitating, quavering, quivery, shaky, shifting, shifty, shivering, shuddering, spasmodic, spastic, tottering, tottery, trembling, tremulous, uneven, unfixed, unstable, wobbling

Antonym: steady

Encyclopedia: Unsteady