steadily
/ˈstɛdɪli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "She lisped slightly, little-girlish, looking at him still while drinking whisky steadily from a full glass."
- "It grew steadily colder and presently a mushroomy sort of smell came up from the darkness."
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.
Inflected Forms
more steadily (comparative)
most steadily (superlative)