Definitions for unsteadiness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•stead•yʌnˈstɛd i(adj.; v.)-stead•ied, -stead•y•ing.

  1. (adj.)not steady or firm; unstable; shaky.

  2. fluctuating or wavering:

    an unsteady flame.

  3. irregular or uneven.

  4. (v.t.)to make unsteady.

Origin of unsteady:

1525–35

un•stead′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unsteadiness, ricketiness(noun)

    the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

  2. unsteadiness(noun)

    the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable

Wiktionary

  1. unsteadiness(Noun)

    The quality of being unsteady.


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