Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes
watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P.
Sidney.
2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle,
changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to
alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his
principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an
object.
3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady
course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable;
unremitted; stable.
{Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a
long piece of work from trembling.