English > unsteady: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | subject to change or variation. |
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| Examples | - "her unsteady walk"
- "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"
- "an unsteady voice"
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| Narrower | arrhythmic, jerking, jerky | Lacking a steady rhythm |
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| convulsive, spasmodic, spastic | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions |
| faltering | unsteady in speech or action |
| flickering, aflicker | shining unsteadily |
| fluctuating | Having unpredictable ups and downs |
| palpitant, palpitating | Having a slight and rapid trembling motion |
| quavering, tremulous | (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear |
| shaky, shivering, trembling | Vibrating slightly and irregularly |
| shifting, shifty | changing position or direction |
| shuddering | shaking convulsively or violently |
| tottering, tottery | unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age |
| uneven | Variable and recurring at irregular intervals |
| wobbling | (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily |
| See also | agitated | Troubled emotionally and usually deeply |
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| irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
| uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture |
| unstable | lacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness |
| Opposite | steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior |
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| Spanish | inestable, irregular |
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| Nouns | unsteadiness | the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable |
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| Adverbs | unsteadily | in an unsteady manner |
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