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 Stead·y a. [Compar. Steadier superl. Steadiest.]
 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. “The softest, steadiest plume.”
    Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.   --Sir P. Sidney.
 2. 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.
 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
 Syn: -- Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable.
 Steady rest Mach, a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.