different between indecisive vs unsteady

English

Etymology

in- +? decisive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd??sa?s?v/
• Rhymes: -a?s?v

Adjective

indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

1. (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

   They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.

2. (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain

   The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

Antonyms

• decisive

Derived terms

• indecisiveness
• indecisively

Related terms

• indecision

Translations

English

Etymology

From un- +? steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?st?di/
• Rhymes: -?di
• Hyphenation: un?steady

Adjective

unsteady (comparative unsteadier, superlative unsteadiest)

1. Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.

   • "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: […]"

2. Lacking regularity or uniformity.
3. Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

Synonyms

• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, rickety, shaky; see also Thesaurus:rickety
• (lacking regularity or uniformity): chaotic, irregular, unstable; see also Thesaurus:unsteady

Antonyms

• steady

Derived terms

• unsteadily

Translations

Verb

unsteady (third-person singular simple present unsteadies, present participle unsteadying, simple past and past participle unsteadied)

1. To render unsteady, removing balance.

Anagrams

• Dauntsey, unstayed