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What does "steady" mean?

Steady: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
  2. 3.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.
  3. 4.To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.

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