unsteady
Not held firmly in positionNot held firmly in position; physically unstable.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Examples
9 sentencesI observed that his hands were unsteady.
Я помітив, що в нього тремтять руки. — uaspeaker
ruЯ заметил, что у него дрожат руки. — Hellerick
I drank too much and was unsteady on my feet.
ruЯ выпил слишком много и нетвёрдо держался на ногах. — Biga
deIch hatte zu viel getrunken und war wackelig auf den Beinen. — Yorwba
Tom was unsteady on his feet.
Meaning
3 sensesNot held firmly in position; physically unstable.
A slightly unsteady item of furniture.
неусто́йчивыйneustójčivyj, ша́ткийšátkij, зы́бкийzýbkij
not firmly or solidly positioned
Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
unstet
неусто́йчивыйneustójčivyj, непостоя́нныйnepostojánnyj, переме́нчивыйpereménčivyj
Lacking regularity or uniformity.
неусто́йчивыйneustójčivyj
Origin
From un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word iFrom un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.
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Forms
unsteadier, unsteadiest| Comparative | unsteadier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | unsteadiest Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- not firmly or solidly positioned:unfirm
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.