Associations to the word «Unsteady»

Wiktionary

UNSTEADY, adjective. Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
UNSTEADY, adjective. Noted for lack of regularity or uniformity.
UNSTEADY, adjective. Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
UNSTEADY, verb. To render unsteady, removing balance.

Dictionary definition

UNSTEADY, adjective. Subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice".
UNSTEADY, adjective. Not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats