Unsteady
/ʌnˈstɛdi/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To render unsteady, removing balance.
Adjective
- 1 Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
"A slightly unsteady item of furniture."
- 2 Lacking regularity or uniformity.
- 3 Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
Adjective
- 1 not firmly or solidly positioned wordnet
- 2 subject to change or variation wordnet
Example
More examples"I observed that his hands were unsteady."
Etymology
From un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.