adj.
Function: adjective
Date: 1551
: not steady: as a : not firm or solid : not fixed in position : UNSTABLE b : marked by change or fluctuation : CHANGEABLE c : not uniform or even : IRREGULAR <an unsteady pulse>
– un · stead · i · ly \ - ' ste-d ə -l ē \ adverb
– un · stead · i · ness \ - ' ste-d ē -n ə s \ noun