steady
exclamation/ˈstedi/
/ˈstedi/
(informal)- steady on (becoming old-fashioned) used to tell somebody to be careful about what they are saying or doing, for example because it is extreme or not appropriate
- Steady on! You can't say things like that about somebody you've never met.
- used to tell somebody to be careful
- Steady! Don't fall off.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation’): from stead + -y. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
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