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unsteady

adj
/ʌnˈstɛdi/

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.

  1. inherited from stæþþiġ
  2. inherited from stedy
  3. formed as unsteady — “un- + steady”

Definitions

  1. Not held firmly in position

    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.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To render unsteady, removing balance.

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Derived

unsteadily

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unsteady. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01unsteady02inconstant03constant04steady05wavering06waver07stagger

A definitional loop anchored at unsteady. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at unsteady

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA