STEADY, STEADILY
ADJECTIVES
1552 ► BALLASTED rendered steady or stable
ADVERBS
..888 ► FASTLY steadily; in a fixed manner → obs.
1200 ► FAST steadily; earnestly, diligently, zealously → obs.
1875 ► REGULAR steadily; regularly, always → Eng. dial.
1898 ► APACE steadily; by degrees → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
1596 ► BALLAST to steady (generally); to steady mentally or morally
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