unsteady

1. Subject to change or variation (synset 302310758)
   "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
   also:

   • agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply
   • uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
   • irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
   • unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness
   similar to:

   • arrhythmic, jerking, jerky - lacking a steady rhythm
   • convulsive, spasmodic, spastic - affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
   • faltering - unsteady in speech or action
   • aflicker, flickering - shining unsteadily
   • fluctuating - having unpredictable ups and downs
   • palpitant, palpitating - having a slight and rapid trembling motion
   • shaky, shivering, trembling - vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
   • quavering, tremulous - (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
   • shifting, shifty - changing position or direction
   • shuddering - shaking convulsively or violently
   • tottering, tottery - unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
   • uneven - variable and recurring at irregular intervals
   • wobbling - (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily
2. Not firmly or solidly positioned (synset 301065009)
   "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"
   similar to: unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened
   same as: unfirm

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