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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Stead·y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying.] 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.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 steadied
      adj : made steady or constant; "the noise became a steadied
            roaring"

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 steady
      adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior;
             "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a
             steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: unsteady]
      2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;
         "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat";
         "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze"
         [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying]
      3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are
         still firm" [syn: firm, unfluctuating]
      4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
      5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
         "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
         "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
         [syn: firm, steadfast, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable,
          unwavering]
      6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a
         regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular]
      7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
      n : a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie,
           truelove]
      adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: steadily]
            [ant: unsteadily]
      v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: calm, becalm]
      2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if
         with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the
         potter's wheel" [syn: brace, stabilize, stabilise]
      [also: steadied, steadiest, steadier]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 steadied
      See steady