1. Not firmly or solidly positioned
   "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder";
   - unfirm
    
2. Subject to change or variation
   "an unsteady voice"; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"
    
3. Physically unstable or shaky in movement
   "unsteady steps in the dark";
   - uncertain

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