unsteady

Universal Words adjective 1 not completely in control of your movements so that you might fall: She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation. 2 shaking or moving in a way that is not controlled: an unsteady hand / voice / step OPPSTEADY unsteadily adverb: She walked unsteadily towards me. * 'I had to see you,' he said unsteadily. * She swayed unsteadily as she got up from the bar. unsteadiness noun [U]