unsteady
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 or staggering, as from intoxication
vb , -steadies, -steadying, -steadied
5 tr to make unsteady
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unsteadily adv
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unsteadiness n