Meanings
adjectiveunsteadfast (comparative more unsteadfast, superlative most unsteadfast)
comparative more unsteadfast · superlative most unsteadfast
- Not steadfast; wavering, unfaithful.
Synonyms: unfaithful, unleal, unloyal, booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, double-crossing
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot steadfast; wavering, unfaithful.
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Origin
- Old Englishunstædefast
- Middle Englishunstedefast
- Englishunsteadfast
Inherited from Middle English unstedefast, from Old English unstædefast; equivalent to un- + steadfast.
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APA
unsteadfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadfast
MLA
“unsteadfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadfast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsteadfast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadfast.
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