unsteady
Collocations
4VERB + UNSTEADY
hands, slurred
UNSTEADY + NOUN
bells, feet, furniture, gait, item
PREP.
from, on
ADV.
quite, slightly
Definitions
adj
Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
A slightly unsteady item of furniture.
"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day:[…]"
Lacking regularity or uniformity.
Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
verb
To render unsteady, removing balance.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — not firmly or solidly positioned
- unfirm
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6A slightly unsteady item of furniture.
Wiktionary"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now conva
WiktionaryI observed that his hands were unsteady.
Tatoeba · #260651I drank too much and was unsteady on my feet.
Tatoeba · #266115He was unsteady on his feet.
Tatoeba · #300998The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
Tatoeba · #711292