unsteadily
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Related to unsteadily: bewildering
un·stead·y
(ŭn-stĕd′ē)adj. un·stead·i·er, un·stead·i·est
1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
2. Fluctuating; changeable: an unsteady market.
3. Not even or regular; wavering: an unsteady voice.
tr.v. un·stead·ied, un·stead·y·ing, un·stead·ies
To cause to become unsteady.
un·stead′i·ly adv.
un·stead′i·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | unsteadily - in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" |
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unsteadily
adj rise, walk → schwankend, unsicher; say → mit schwankender or unsicherer Stimme
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