adv
Meaning 1
In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
steadily
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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stĕdʹĭli
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/ˈstɛdɪli/
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CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 D AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
at a steady rate or pace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his interest eroded steadily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a steady manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he could still walk steadily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steady
Antonyms: unsteadily
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English steady Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English steadily From steady + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بثبات — in a steady manner
- Esperanto: firme — in a steady manner
- Hungarian: egyenletesen — in a steady manner
- Swedish: städse — in a steady manner
Real reading context