Crossword clues for steadiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Steadier (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Steadiest.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st[ae][eth][eth]ig, steady (in gest[ae][eth][eth]ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. ``The softest, steadiest plume.''
--Keble.Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
--Sir P. Sidney. 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.
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Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
Syn: 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.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativesteady)
WordNet
adj. 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]
persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying]
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: firm, unfluctuating]
securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
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, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular]
not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n. a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie, truelove]
adv. in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: steadily] [ant: unsteadily]
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, stabilize, stabilise]
See steady
Usage examples of "steadiest".
The son didn't exactly sound like the steadiest hand on the old mental joystick as it was, from what the wraith's shared.
Yet from the time he first began enjoying some success, he had been interested in Finders and was one of their steadiest donors.
Mayberry up on Buck, the steadiest, and with the lightest load-Dora--on Betty, and with Gibbons as usual riding Beulah.
Lead the line out fair and free for running, pass the bitter end three times around a tree stout enough to anchor it, secure it to the rear axle-then our four steadiest mules, Ken and Daisy, Beau and Belle, would take the wagon down at a slow walk (no driver) following Buck, while I kept tension on the line, paying it out very slowly.
Mayberry up on Buck, the steadiest, and with the lightest load—Dora——on Betty, and with Gibbons as usual riding Beulah.
Lead the line out fair and free for running, pass the bitter end three times around a tree stout enough to anchor it, secure it to the rear axle—then our four steadiest mules, Ken and Daisy, Beau and Belle, would take the wagon down at a slow walk (no driver) following Buck, while I kept tension on the line, paying it out very slowly.
Woolton, the steadiest petty officer of them all, at a long wooden building beside the gate, and six men with him.
Bush distributed his steadiest men round the carrying ropes, a reliable petty officer on either side to watch that accurate balance was maintained.