Adjective
- 1. unsteady (vs. steady), arrhythmic, jerking, jerky, convulsive, spasmodic, spastic, faltering, flickering, aflicker(predicate), fluctuating, palpitant, palpitating, shaky, shivering, trembling, quavering, tremulous, shifting, shifty, shuddering, tottering, tottery, uneven, wobbling, agitated, irregular, uneven, unstable
- usage: subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
- 2. unfirm, unsteady, unfixed (vs. fixed)
- usage: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"
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