steady's Usage Examples:

a steady and often strong wind blows from the south-south-east, which dies away later.

She was curious about the softer side of him and captivated by his steady gaze.

With some very good jumpers - they can hardly be called good hunters - to steady them is to bid for a fall, while with some very clever hunters to hurry them is to bring them to grief.

steadyg able to hold the camera steadier can lead to better shots.

The period during which the province had been a self-governing colony had been one of steady progress in most directions, but was greatly embittered by the educational policy pursued by General Hertzog.

- Observation of the steady distribution of temperature along a bar heated at one end was very early employed by Fourier, Despretz and others for the comparison of conductivities.

In 1798 Joseph Lancaster, himself a Friend, opened his first school for the education of the poor; and the cause of unsectarian religious education found in the Quakers steady support.

"His heartbeat was as steady as the tide, his strength needed when hers was fading.

There is a steady export of coal, and the harbour is provided with a wet dock and patent slip.

With all other thoughts lulled from his mind by the steady cadence of the wheels, he moved step by step through every facet of the Byrne case.

, and he never afterwards wavered in the steady sympathy he showed to Alphonso XIII.

At the same time the total ordinary expenditure has increased at a similarly steady rate, namely, from £119,391,000 in 1895 to £202,544,000 in 1905.

Synonyms:

sure-footed, even, unwavering, dependable, level, sure, firm, steadied, rock-steady, surefooted, steady-going, footsure, stable, unagitated, regular,

Antonyms:

abnormal, unsteady, agitated, uneven, unstable,