GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 3 definitions

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   Steady (-y̆), a. [Compar. Steadier (-ĭ‑ẽr); superl. Steadiest.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, staeððig, steady (in gestaeððig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. stätig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
   1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. “The softest, steadiest plume.”  Keble.
   
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   Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. Sir P. Sidney.
   
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   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”.
   
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   3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, “the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.”
   
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   Syn. -- Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable.
   
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   Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
   
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   Steady, v. 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.
   
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   Steady, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
   
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   Without a breeze, without a tide,
   
   She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.
   
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