[
UK
/stˈɛdi/
]
[ US /ˈstɛdi/ ]
[ US /ˈstɛdi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
a man of unbendable perseverence
steadfast resolve
a firm mouth
unwavering loyalty
firm convictions -
not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
a steady job
a steady breeze
a steady increase
a steady beat
a good steady ballplayer -
not easily excited or upset
steady nerves -
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
stocks are still firm -
relating to a person who does something regularly
a regular customer
a steady drinker -
securely in position; not shaky
held the ladder steady
ADVERB
-
in a steady manner
he could still walk steadily
VERB
-
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel -
make steady
steady yourself
NOUN
- a person loved by another person
How To Use steady In A Sentence
- Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river. Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise
- A steady stream of self-released mix tapes and videos - all adhering to the group's cartoonishly horrifying aesthetic, all a bit more deranged than the rest - increased the buzz and kept the conversation going. In concert: OFWGKTA at U Street Music Hall
- Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
- The undulating holloway, which has itself sunk through the steady erosion of cartwheels and hooves up to fifteen feet beneath the hillside, translates you from the present into an earlier era when John Nash carved out his woodcuts in English boxwood at the kitchen table under a single lamp-bulb and cultivated the half-wild garden. Wildwood
- Reagan advanced on her, holding his gun steady.
- He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
- ‘This is evident in a number of markets where rents are falling, but yields are not only holding steady, but in most instances hardening,’ he said.
- There's been a steady decline in smokestack industries such as shipbuilding and steel.
- The electronic power-assisted steering feels well weighted, with a slow rack ratio but an on-centre sluggishness, which is safe and steady but not at all responsive. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- Witnesses said he appeared unsteady on his feet. The Sun
