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Nimble vs Unsteady - What's the difference?

nimble | unsteady |

As adjectives the difference between nimble and unsteady

is that nimble is quick and light in movement or action while unsteady is not held firmly in position, physically unstable.

As a verb unsteady is

to render unsteady, removing balance.

nimble

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Quick and light in movement or action.
    • He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
  • Quick-witted and alert.
    • She has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.

    unsteady

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
  • :
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  • *:"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:"
  • Noted for lack of regularity or uniformity.
  • Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

    • Synonyms

    * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly

    Antonyms

    * steady

    Verb

  • To render unsteady, removing balance.