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steadily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɛdɪli/
• (US) audio
• stĕdʹĭli

Etymology

Etymology tree English steady Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English steadily From steady + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
   • The last 61 miles of the journey, from Kongsberg to Oslo, are through much less mountainous country. The railway curves sharply away from the Lågan^([sic]), and descends steadily, and in places steeply, past the head of Lake Fiskerumvatn to Hokksund, where the connecting line to the Bergen-Oslo Railway at Hønefoss diverges. 1956 April, H. A. Vallance, “To Oslo via Stavanger”, in Railway Magazine, page 219:
   • It grew steadily colder and presently a mushroomy sort of smell came up from the darkness. 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 18:
   • She lisped slightly, little-girlish, looking at him still while drinking whisky steadily from a full glass. 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 281:

Forms

Deriveds

unsteadily

Translations (5)

eo firme (in a steady manner) · eo persiste (in a steady manner) · sv städse (in a steady manner) · hu egyenletesen (in a steady manner) · ar بثبات (in a steady manner)