unsteady

Word parts

un- + steady

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ǝn'stɛdı/

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Adjective

Positive unsteady

Comparative unsteadier

Superlative unsteadiest

1. Not held in position very well.
2. Not regular or uniform.

Verb

Plain form unsteady

Third-person singular unsteadies

Past tense unsteadied

Past participle unsteadied

Present participle unsteadying

1. To render something unsteady, unbalancing.
   • Synonym: unbalance

   This ladder is very unsteady, it seems like I am going to fall at any moment.