unsteady
adjectives
subject to change or variation
"her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
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antonym
is similar to
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
"convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
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having a slight and rapid trembling motion
"palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
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vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
"a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
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(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
"the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"
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changing position or direction
"he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"
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unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
"a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"
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variable and recurring at irregular intervals
"an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing"
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not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
"an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
"irregular hiring practices"
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lacking stability or fixity or firmness
"unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
not firmly or solidly positioned
"climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"
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