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steady
adjective
-
steady
,
steadier
,
steadiest
firmly
fixed
,
balanced
,
or
not
shaking
•
Please
hold
the
ladder
steady
so
I
can
paint
the
wall
.
Please
hold
the
ladder
steady
so
I
can
paint
the
wall
.
•
The
surgeon
’
s
hands
stayed
steady
during
the
delicate
operation
.
The
surgeon
’
s
hands
stayed
steady
during
the
delicate
operation
.
Old
English
“
stede
”
meaning
place
or
position
evolved
to
describe
something
firmly
in
place
.
adjective
-
steady
,
steadier
,
steadiest
happening
or
continuing
at
the
same
rate
or
level
without
sudden
change
•
She
earns
a
steady
income
from
her
online
shop
.
She
earns
a
steady
income
from
her
online
shop
.
•
The
village
enjoyed
a
steady
supply
of
fresh
water
from
the
spring
.
The
village
enjoyed
a
steady
supply
of
fresh
water
from
the
spring
.
Sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
earlier
idea
of
being
firm
to
describing
unchanging
rates
.
interjection
used
to
tell
someone
to
slow
down
,
calm
down
,
or
be
careful
•
Steady
,
boys
!
The
horse
is
nervous
.
Steady
,
boys
!
The
horse
is
nervous
.
•
Steady
—
the
paint
is
still
wet
on
that
door
.
Steady
—
the
paint
is
still
wet
on
that
door
.
Interjection
use
arises
from
the
adjective
’
s
imperative
sense
,
first
recorded
in
nautical
commands
.
verb
-
steady
,
steadying
,
steadies
,
steadied
to
make
something
become
firm
,
balanced
,
or
stop
shaking
,
or
to
become
firm
or
balanced
•
He
steadied
the
microphone
stand
before
speaking
.
He
steadied
the
microphone
stand
before
speaking
.
•
The
ship
steadied
once
it
left
the
choppy
harbor
.
The
ship
steadied
once
it
left
the
choppy
harbor
.
Verb
use
recorded
since
late
16th
century
,
directly
from
the
adjective
.
noun
-
steady
,
steadies
(
informal
)
a
person
with
whom
someone
has
a
regular
romantic
relationship
•
Tim
asked
Maria
to
be
his
steady
after
the
school
dance
.
Tim
asked
Maria
to
be
his
steady
after
the
school
dance
.
•
My
grandma
says
she
met
her
first
steady
in
1950
.
My
grandma
says
she
met
her
first
steady
in
1950
.
From
the
phrase
“
go
steady
”
in
1940s
American
slang
,
meaning
to
date
one
person
regularly
.
