unsteady

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈstɛdi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective subject to change or variation
  2. adjective not firmly or solidly positioned

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.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
flickering, palpitant, quavering, shifting
Opposite (antonyms)
steady

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