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Unsteadiness

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Noun

1. ricketiness, unsteadiness

the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

2. unsteadiness

the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unsteadiness

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adjective
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, staggering, as from intoxication
verb -steadies, -steadying or -steadied
5. (transitive)
to make unsteady

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Unsteadiness

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adjective
1. 
not steady
; specif.,
a. 
not firm or stable; shaky
b. 
changeable; inconstant; wavering
c. 
erratic in habits, purpose, or behavior
verb transitiveWord forms: unˈsteadied or unˈsteadying
2. 
to make unsteady

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Unsteadiness

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adj. un·stead·i·er, un·stead·i·est
1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
2. Fluctuating; changeable: an unsteady market.
3. Not even or regular; wavering: an unsteady voice.
tr.v. un·stead·ied, un·stead·y·ing, un·stead·ies
To cause to become unsteady.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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