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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unsteady, adj. [e.m.E. vnsteadie (1598), unsteady (17th c.); Steddy adj.] Unstable. —1659-60 A. Hay Diary 16.
I need not tell yow what unsteady tymes we are fallen in
