steady

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1. steady - Noun

2. steady - Adjective

3. steady - Verb

4. steady - Adverb

5. steady - Particle

6. steady - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.

Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

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.

To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.

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Slow but steady wins the race. Aesop

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye. François de La Rochefoucauld

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. Dag Hammarskjöld

On the ladder to success there is always somebody on the rung above you and who uses your head to steady himself. Icelandic Proverb

Full cup, steady hand. Dutch Proverb

Better a steady drip than a sudden deluge. Mexican Proverb

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