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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Steadier} (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stae[eth][eth]ig, steady (in gestae[eth][eth]ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st[aum]tig, stetig. See {Stead}, n.] 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." --Keble. [1913 Webster] Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. [1913 Webster] Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. [1913 Webster] {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied} (-[i^]d); 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Steady \Stead"y\, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. [1913 Webster] Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: steady adv 1: in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}, {steady}] [ant: {falteringly}, {uncertainly}, {unsteadily}] adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}] 2: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {steady}, {unfluctuating}] 3: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady" 4: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {stiff}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}] 5: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}, {steady}] 6: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves" n 1: a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {steady}, {truelove}] v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {steady}, {calm}, {becalm}] 2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}]