UNSTEADY


Meaning of UNSTEADY in English

adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

unsteady work

an unsteady table

For a few moments he was pale and unsteady but his colour gradually returned.

He walked with the unsteady gait of an old man.

I gave her an unsteady smile.

My hand felt unsteady as I signed the paper.

She'll be a little unsteady on her feet until the anaesthetic wears off.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Boswell's unhappiness flowed from his own unsteady and volatile character.

From afar, or even up close, the bridge is nothing more than a thin, unsteady shimmer of bamboo.

He touched her almost tentatively, and his hands were unsteady again now.

The rhythm of my sleep was odd, she explained, unsteady as the steps of an old man.

The smile appears forced, unsteady , seems to quaver, though it is frozen in silver nitrate.

The years following this unsteady inaugural were marked by a deepening mutual disdain.

This is the easy part, proving difficult only for those with unsteady hands, poor vision or failure to comprehend.

With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.

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