Rock-steady

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Absolutely or completely steady.

    "In successful snapshotting the camera must be held rock steady."

  2. 2
    Consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance.

    "She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam) / And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    consistent in performance or behavior wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
calmdependableinexcitablenervelessrelaxedsteady

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"In successful snapshotting the camera must be held rock steady."

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