unsteady

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNSTEADY, adjective unsted'y. 1. Not steady; not constant; irresolute. 2. Mutable; variable; changeable; as unsteady winds. 3. Not adhering constantly to any fixed plan or business.
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