unsteady

Adjective

• Not firm, stable, or constant; prone to wavering.
• subject to change or variation
  • "her unsteady walk"
  • "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"
  • "an unsteady voice"

Adjective Satellite

• not firmly or solidly positioned
  • "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"

Adj

• Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
• Lacking regularity or uniformity.
• Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

Verb

Verb Forms: unsteadier, unsteadiest, unsteadied, unsteadying, unsteadies

• To cause something to become unstable or wavering.
• To render unsteady, removing balance.

Examples

• A slightly unsteady item of furniture.
• His hand, usually steady, was unsteady as he placed the final, game-winning word.
• The unexpected triple-word score seemed to unsteady his opponent’s concentration.

Synonyms

unfirm, chaotic, instable, irregular, precarious, rickety, rocky, shaky, unstable, unsteady, variable, varying

Antonyms

steady

Anagrams of unsteady