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Steady

Stead′y

(-y̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Steadier
(-ĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Steadiest
.]
[Cf. AS.
stedig
sterile, barren,
staeððig
, steady (in
gestaeððig
), D.
stedig
,
stadig
,
steeg
, G.
stätig
,
stetig
. See
Stead
,
Noun.
]
1.
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
“The softest, steadiest plume.”
Keble.
Their feet
steady
, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
Sir P. Sidney.
2.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute;
as, a man
steady
in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object
.
3.
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform;
as, the
steady
course of the sun; a
steady
breeze of wind.
Syn. – Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable.
Steady rest
(Mach)
,
a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.

Stead′y

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Steadied
(-ĭd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Steadying
.]
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

Stead′y

,
Verb.
I.
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
Without a breeze, without a tide,
She
steadies
with upright keel.
Coleridge.

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