unstedefast
Middle English
Alternative forms
- unstedfast, un-stedfast, unstedefaste, unstedeffaste, unsteffast, unsteffaste, unstidfast, unstidefast, unstidefaste, unstudefast, un-studfast
- (Kent) unstedevast, unstedevest
Etymology
Inherited from Old English unstedefæst; equivalent to un- + stedefast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unˈstɛːd(ə)fast/, /unˈstɛd(ə)fast/
Adjective
unstedefast
- Lacking strength or belief; unsteadfast, unfaithful, indecisive.
- Lacking consistency; inconstant, mutable, changeable, impermanent.
- Lacking permanence; temporary, impermanent, passing.
- (rare) Swaying, tottering; lacking stillness.
Derived terms
- unstedefastnesse
Descendants
- English: unsteadfast
References
- “unsted-fast, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.