unsteady
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un·stead·y
(ŭn-stĕd′ē)adj. un·stead·i·er, un·stead·i·est
1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
2. Fluctuating; changeable: an unsteady market.
3. Not even or regular; wavering: an unsteady voice.
tr.v. un·stead·ied, un·stead·y·ing, un·stead·ies
To cause to become unsteady.
un·stead′i·ly adv.
un·stead′i·ness n.
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unsteady
(ʌnˈstɛdɪ)adj
1. not securely fixed: an unsteady foothold.
2. (of behaviour, etc) lacking constancy; erratic
3. without regularity: an unsteady rhythm.
4. (of a manner of walking, etc) precarious, staggering, as from intoxication
vb, -steadies, -steadying or -steadied
(tr) to make unsteady
unˈsteadily adv
unˈsteadiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
un•stead•y
(ʌnˈstɛd i)adj., v. -stead•ied, -stead•y•ing. adj.
1. not steady or firm; unstable; shaky.
2. fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame.
3. irregular or uneven.
v.t. 4. to make unsteady.
[1525–35]
un•stead′i•ly, adv.
un•stead′i•ness, n.
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unsteady
Past participle: unsteadied
Gerund: unsteadying
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| Adj. | 1. | unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| 2. |  unsteady - not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened |
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unsteady
adjective
1. unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, precarious, treacherous, rickety, infirm a slightly unsteady item of furniture
3. erratic, unpredictable, volatile, unsettled, wavering, unreliable, temperamental, changeable, vacillating, flighty, inconstant She knew the impact an unsteady parent could have on a young girl.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
unsteady
adjective2. Lacking stability:
3. Capable of or liable to change:
alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, variable, variant.
Archaic: various.
4. Following no predictable pattern:
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Translations
vratký
vaklende
epävakaa
nestabilan
不安定な
불안정한
ostadig
ไม่มั่นคง
không vững chắc
unsteady
[ˈʌnˈstedɪ] ADJ [chair, ladder structure] → inestable, inseguro; [walk] → vacilante; [voice, hand] → temblorosoto be unsteady on one's feet → caminar con paso vacilante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unsteady
[ʌnˈstɛdi] adj (= shaky) [person] → chancelant(e); [gait] → chancelant(e), mal assuré(e); [hand] → tremblant(e); [voice] → mal assuré(e)
to be unsteady on one's feet → ne pas très bien tenir sur ses jambes
He was unsteady on his feet → Il marchait d'un pas mal assuré., Il ne tenait pas très bien sur ses jambes.
to be unsteady on one's feet → ne pas très bien tenir sur ses jambes
He was unsteady on his feet → Il marchait d'un pas mal assuré., Il ne tenait pas très bien sur ses jambes.
(= not secure) [ladder, piece of furniture] → instable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unsteady
adj hand → unsicher; legs, steps → schwankend, unsicher; ladder → wack(e)lig; flame → unruhig, flackernd; voice, economy → schwankend; (= irregular) progress → schwankend, ungleichmäßig; growth → unregelmäßig; to be unsteady on one’s feet → unsicher or wackelig auf den Beinen sein; the pound is still unsteady → das Pfund schwankt noch
vt → durcheinanderbringen; (stronger) → aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unsteady
[ʌnˈstɛdɪ] adj (ladder, foothold) → instabile, malsicuro/a; (hand, voice) → tremante; (economy) → vacillanteto be unsteady on one's feet → non reggersi bene sulle gambe
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unsteady
→ مُتَقَلِّب vratký vaklende wackelig ασταθής vacilante epävakaa chancelant nestabilan malfermo 不安定な 불안정한 onstandvastig ustø niestały inseguro неустойчивый ostadig ไม่มั่นคง sallanan không vững chắc 不安定的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unsteady
adj (on one's feet) de marcha inestable, propenso a caerseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.