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adjective

Steady adj. (compar. steadier; superl. steadiest)

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." "Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute."

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.

Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

Synonyms: 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.

verb

Steady v. t. (past & past part. steadied; pres. part. 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.

Steady v. 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."

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"Steady" Quotes from Famous Books

... complied in the gentlest manner) could have been doing. His appearance did not at all justify the suspicion that he had been detected in designs on Mr Meagles's pocket-handkerchief; nor had he any appearance of being quarrelsome or violent. He was a quiet, plain, steady man; made no attempt to escape; and seemed a little depressed, but neither ashamed nor repentant. If he were a criminal offender, he must surely be an incorrigible hypocrite; and if he were no offender, why should Mr Meagles have collared him in the Circumlocution Office? He perceived that the ...

— Little Dorrit • Charles Dickens

... ingress of supplies. It was not until the first part of July that the price of provisions increased. It was at no time found necessary by the authorities to take over all the stores of provisions in the city. Indeed, there seems to have been a fairly steady traffic in supplies between Manila and the country to the north. It was a traffic in which it has been charged that certain Spanish officers of rank made large sums. Aguinaldo permitted it, and on July 26, 1898, signed an order directing that food should be sent into ...

— The Philippines: Past and Present (vol. 1 of 2) • Dean C. Worcester

... that moment struck the ship and heeled her over. It blew with tremendous force for a time, and at last settled down to a steady gale. But in less than an hour the captain's orders were carried out, and the good ship Valhalla was speeding before the wind at a good rate with ...

— Crusoes of the Frozen North • Gordon Stables

... soul. Wherefore Ambrose says (De Offic. i, 18) that "from these things," i.e. the outward movements, "the man that lies hidden in our hearts is esteemed to be either frivolous, or boastful, or impure, or on the other hand sedate, steady, pure, and free from blemish." It is moreover from our outward movements that other men form their judgment about us, according to Ecclus. 19:26, "A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance." Hence moderation ...

— Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) • Thomas Aquinas

... clearing, Ekstrom saw him and with a howl of fury staggered to his feet, clutching the unloaded pistol and endeavouring to level it for steady aim. ...

— The False Faces • Vance, Louis Joseph

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