unsteady

[US]/ʌn'stedɪ/
[UK]/ʌn'stɛdi/
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Translation

adj. lacking stability; wobbly
vt. make unstable; shake

Phrases & Collocations

unsteady flow

unsteady state

Example Sentences

an unsteady structure

the unsteady light of a candle

he was very unsteady on his feet.

He's a bit unsteady on his pins.

He was too unsteady on his legs to navigate.

climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder; an unfirm stance.

The distributional variations in allotones, on the other hand, are mainly found on the unsteady part of each toneme.

The pentahedral bicharacteristic curve grid can be applied to investigate the thrust misalignment characteristics in a unsteady flow.

After much wavering he finally gave his permission. Tofalter is to be unsteady in resolution or action, as from fear or loss of courage:

Wobbler disease (cervical instability) is a condition of the cervical vertebrae that causes an unsteady gait and weakness in dogs.

The main difficulty on the study of aeroelasticity lies in the effects of unsteady separation, shock and viscosity to the stall flutter.

maday meiron patera Analysis of iterative methods for the steady and unsteady Stokes problem has been tested.

Three-dimensional(3D)unsteady compressible flow over an open cavity and the relevant aeroacoustics are studied using a hybrid LES-acoustic analogy method.

Real-world Examples

The government said Kahlon's home makes the cliff unsteady.

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" Chamber? what? " said Harry, coming to an unsteady halt before them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This position can aid in digestion but their sleep is unsteady.

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Global economic recovery is fragile and unsteady, and various risks and crises are emerging.

Source: Wang Yi's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

He winds it at night, and he leaves these traces of his unsteady hand.

Source: The Sign of the Four

It was a poor job, unsteady, the patches of wood-filler showing through, and the varnish heavy and uneven.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

" Turbulence" is just basically unsteady air movement.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

It didn't seem very weak or unsteady.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

Also, a baby, when it learns to walk, they're quite unsteady, unbalanced on their feet, so they might topple over.

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He found that both hands and lips were unsteady.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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