steady

Meanings

Adjective

  • Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  • Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
  • Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
  • Regular and even.
  • Slow.

Verb

  • To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
  • To become stable.

Noun

Adverb

  • To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

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Origin

  • From Middle English stede, stedi, stidiʒ, from Old English stæþþiġ, from stæþ; equivalent to stathe + -y or stead + -y. Cognate with West Frisian stadich, Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, Middle Dutch stedigh, German stätig, stetig.

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