unsteady

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• /ʌnˈstɛdi/
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From un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: неусто́йчив (neustójčiv) — not held in position
• Dagbani: baŋabaŋa — not held in position
• Finnish: epävakaa — not held in position
• Ancient Greek: ἀσταθής (astathḗs) — not held in position
• Ancient Greek: ἀστάθμητος (astáthmētos) — not held in position
• Hindi: अस्थिर (asthir) — not held in position
• Hindi: ढीला (ḍhīlā) — not held in position
• Irish: neamhshocair — not held in position
• Japanese: ふらふら (furafura) — not held in position
• Japanese: グラグラ (guragura) — not held in position
• Latin: instabilis — not held in position
• Māori: tatutatu — not held in position
• Māori: tikoki — not held in position
• Māori: tīkoki — not held in position
• Māori: tīmangamanga — not held in position
• Māori: koritaka — not held in position
• Māori: pariko — not held in position
• Māori: pārikoriko — not held in position
• Māori: tūretireti — not held in position
• Old English: slipor — not held in position
• Persian: شل — not held in position
• Persian: لق — not held in position
• Portuguese: instável — not held in position
• Russian: неусто́йчивый (neustójčivyj) — not held in position
• Russian: ша́ткий (šátkij) — not held in position
• Russian: зы́бкий (zýbkij) — not held in position
• Swedish: ostadig — not held in position
• Bulgarian: непостоянен (nepostojanen) — lacking regularity
• Finnish: epävakaa — lacking regularity
• Finnish: epäsäännöllinen — lacking regularity
• Hindi: अनियमित (aniymit) — lacking regularity
• Irish: anacair — lacking regularity
• Māori: tīmangamanga — lacking regularity
• Portuguese: instável — lacking regularity
• Portuguese: volúvel — lacking regularity
• Russian: неусто́йчивый (neustójčivyj) — lacking regularity
• Swedish: ostadig — lacking regularity
• Bulgarian: несигурен (nesiguren) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Finnish: epävakaa — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• German: unstet — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Hindi: अनियमित (aniymit) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Hindi: अस्थिर (asthir) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Irish: luaineach — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Middle English: unstedefast — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Portuguese: inconstante — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Portuguese: volátil — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Russian: неусто́йчивый (neustójčivyj) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Russian: непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior
• Russian: переме́нчивый (pereménčivyj) — inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior