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steady
What does steady mean?
steady (adjective): regular and even.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce steady?
/ˈstɛdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does steady come from?
From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to steady
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “steady” mean?
physically close
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regular and even
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united, combined
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drawn, pictorial
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