Definitions of steadily

1.   at a steady rate or pace; " his interest eroded steadily"

2.   In a steady manner.

3.   in a steady manner; " he could still walk steadily"

Antonyms for steadily

uncertainly, unsteadily, falteringly.

Quotes of steadily

1. I have been steadily exchanging a rock audience who were nervous about what they had just bought for a jazz audience who not only were happy with their purchase, but are increasingly coming again. – Bill Bruford

2. As regards this country, in which protection has always to some extent existed, it is the best customer that England ever had, and our demands upon her grow most steadily and regularly under protection. – Henry Charles Carey

3. At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. – Salvador Dali

4. The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down. – Leon Foucault

5. The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence. – Albert Bushnell Hart

6. Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it. – Napoleon Hill

7. Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration. – Alan Mollohan

8. If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides. – Robert Quillen

9. I have confidence that the Unitarian Church will steadily grow and will help to sustain many of my fellow citizens in these important days that lie ahead of us. – Leverett Saltonstall

10. I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24 years. – Erika Slezak

11. I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality. – John Philip Sousa

12. It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward a few tiny steps, or else... begin to march us steadily backward. – Patrick Stewart

13. To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be. – Anna Louise Strong

14. The instant the Government was organized, at the very first Congress, the Northern States evinced a general desire and purpose to use it for their own benefit, and to pervert its powers for sectional advantage, and they have steadily pursued that policy to this day. – Robert Toombs

Usage examples for steadily

1. “ He shook Mrs. D'Alloi's hand steadily which was more than she did with his. ” – The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford

2. “ There would not be anything then only just to keep steadily going till he'd made good- he and Helen. ” – The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. Porter

3. “ With my arms before me I walked steadily in. ” – Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

4. “ John looks at her steadily ” – Miss Caprice by St. George Rathborne

5. “ With sight his breath came more easily at once, his heart beat steadily again. ” – The Promise of Air by Algernon Blackwood

6. “ My secretary looked me steadily in the eye. ” – A Fool and His Money by George Barr McCutcheon

7. “ " Now," said Jonas, " put the bellows upon its edge, by the side of the paper, so as to have the valve near the smoke, and then hold still a minute, until the smoke comes up steadily by the valve." ” – Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] by Jacob Abbott

8. “ The photograph business, sir, alone sees life steadily and sees it whole. ” – Walking-Stick Papers by Robert Cortes Holliday

9. “ " It's impossible for us to meet to- day," replied Diana steadily ” – The Splendid Folly by Margaret Pedler

10. “ " Well, we're keeping steadily in the right direction," he said. ” – The Border Boys Across the Frontier by Fremont B. Deering

11. “ But still they walked steadily on till more than half the night was gone; at last Helm flung himself down on the ground. ” – The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas by Mary Gaunt

12. “ He turned at once to Lindaberry, looking steadily past her. ” – The Salamander by Owen Johnson

13. “ The two hours drew steadily to a close. ” – The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson

14. “ They looked at each other steadily and then Norah's eyes met Wally's. ” – Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce

15. “ He sat silent, looking steadily at Ten Spot. ” – The Coming of the Law by Charles Alden Seltzer

16. “ " I shall try to do my work and love France," she said, steadily ” – The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

17. “ Then she said quite steadily I live in the West. ” – The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield

18. “ She hesitated, looking at him steadily ” – Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

19. “ Nina looked steadily into her aunt's eyes. ” – The Title Market by Emily Post

20. “ " Twenty- two years," she answered steadily ” – East of the Shadows by Mrs. Hubert Barclay

Rhymes for steadily

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