steadily
adverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈstɛdɪli//
In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
adverb
- 1
In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more steadily
- superlative
- most steadily
steadily · In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
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