Category:Steady

Stead"y, a. [compar. Steadier; superl. Steadiest.] Etym: [cf. As. Stedig sterile, barren, stæ, steady (in gestæ), 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. 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.

Steady Stead"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.]

Defn: 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.

Steady Stead"y, v. i.

Defn: 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.