unsteady

Modifying Another Word

• slightly: I also feel slightly unsteady all the time with intermittant attacks of bad vertigo.
• little: You rabbit may be a little unsteady on its feet.
• very: Yes, this is very unsteady ground where there clearly isn't one answer.
• so: Your hand is so unsteady, you won't be able to light the match.
• quite: The hamster did not have any symptoms but our dog was quite unsteady on her feet for a while.
• increasingly: She was increasingly unsteady on her feet and had to use a walking frame at school.

Modifies a noun

• gait: The first presenting symptom is generally ataxia, a medical term used to describe an unsteady gait.
• aerodynamics: Key research topics include flow control, unsteady aerodynamics, flight mechanics and the aerodynamics of novel configurations.
• flow: The detailed flow in the new design is now being measured with particular emphasis on understanding the unsteady flow.
• hand: The durable plastic stand rests directly on the page, eliminating any tremor from unsteady hands.
• movement: Some people experience poor attention, feeling restless and slow or unsteady movement.
• condition: Laboratory and site testing are being deployed to ensure that the developed simulations accurately replicate the unsteady flow conditions found in practice.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: If you feel unsteady on your feet ask the driver to wait until you are safely seated before he sets off.
• become: While he was there he became unsteady on his feet and fell off a chair.
• look: Since then she has hardly moved, and looked very unsteady when she has.
• appear: As the ceremony began, several guests noticed that while the Princess was composed, the Prince appeared unsteady.
• seem: Mr Z was uncooperative with an examination of his nervous system and seemed unsteady to the staff grade doctor.