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Unstable or teetering in movement

Feeling physically or mentally off-balance

Quick or likely to change consistently

That does not recur periodically

Dangerous or full of peril

Clumsy or awkward in movement

Feeling worried and uneasy

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

Undecided or unsure of how to act

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

Behaving badly, with a lack of self-control

Characterized by an inability to sleep or rest

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Not the same on one side as on the other

Excellent, very fun

Under the influence of a substance, especially alcohol

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

Capable of being moved

Physically ill or weakened

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

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Adjective

Unstable or teetering in movement

not fixed in place

all of a tremble

falling to pieces

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“We carefully cross the unsteady bridge above the river, gripping the ropes tightly while we tread its narrow planks.”

Adjective

Feeling physically or mentally off-balance

with legs like jelly

with rubbery legs

weak in the knees

weak at the knees

all of a quiver

all of a tremble

light in the head

discombobulated

thrown off balance

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

at sixes and sevens

not knowing if you are coming or going

not knowing if one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

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“He began feeling rather unsteady after a couple of shots of vodka.”

Adjective

Quick or likely to change consistently

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

subject to change

likely to change

vicissitudinous

in a state of change

constantly changing

always changing

not conscientious

easily tampered with

easily falsified

easily distorted

easily interfered with

easily doctored

easily corrupted

easily misrepresented

easily tinkered with

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“Global agricultural prices skyrocketed, with tightening fundamentals and unsteady exchange rates affecting a range of agricultural commodities.”

Adjective

That does not recur periodically

in fits and starts

on-again-off-again

on again and off again

in bits and pieces

few and far between

by bits and pieces

out of the common

thin on the ground

out of the ordinary

catch-as-catch-can

every once in a while

on-again, off-again

in short supply

uncharacteristic

on certain occasions

at various times

at fixed intervals

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

without purpose

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“The technique is ideal for teasing out information from signals that are unsteady or transient.”

Adjective

Dangerous or full of peril

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

fraught with danger

hanging by a thread

Russian roulette

playing with fire

life-threatening

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

on slippery ground

hanging by thread

on collision course

unfavourable^UK

easily threatened

full of upheavals

potentially violent

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“Whenever questioned about the unsteady financial predicament, he always maintained a sense of diplomacy and realism about the situation.”

Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in movement

“He was unsteady on his feet and with his hands, and it was obvious he would never make it as an athlete.”

Adjective

Feeling worried and uneasy

“I crept outside to brave the elements, feeling unsteady about the distance literally stretching ahead of me.”

Adjective

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

thrown together

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

pieced together

unsophisticated

wild-and-woolly

carelessly built

cobbled together

knocked together

cheap and nasty

ill-constructed

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Adjective

Undecided or unsure of how to act

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

blowing hot and cold

irresoluteoscillating

hemming and hawing

on the horns of a dilemma

running hot and cold

betwixt and between

lacking confidence

unable to decide

yet to be decided

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

like doubting Thomas

in a state of uncertainty

shillyshallying

in a state of limbo

having misgivings

indistinguishable

open to question

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Adjective

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

lacking firmness

Adjective

Behaving badly, with a lack of self-control

attention-seeking

lacking self-control

ill-disciplined

undisciplinable

obstinately disobedient

untrammelled^UK

insurrectionary

full of mischief

unaccommodating

without law and order

individualistic

causing trouble

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

like a loose cannon

in high spirits

confrontational

socially impaired

double-crossing

insurrectionist

ready for a fight

unfavourable^UK

stubborn as a mule

passive-aggressive

spoiling for a fight

easily provoked

on a short fuse

beside yourself

like one possessed

off straight and narrow

over-enthusiastic

have chip on shoulder

overenthusiastic

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Adjective

Characterized by an inability to sleep or rest

tossing and turning

on pins and needles

like a cat on hot bricks

bundle of nerves

unable to sleep

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Adjective

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Adjective

Not the same on one side as on the other

disproportionate

disproportional

unevenly balanced

unproportionate

misproportioned

ill-proportioned

lacking correspondence

not proportionate

out of alignment

at an oblique angle

out of proportion

unrepresentative

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Adjective

Excellent, very fun

with a steady pulse

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Adjective

Under the influence of a substance, especially alcohol

under the influence

drunk as a lord

under the table

worse for drink

drunk as a skunk

three sheets to the wind

under the influence of intoxicating liquor

one over the eight

under the weather

the worse for drink

Brahms and Liszt

dead to the world

feeling no pain

half in the bag

three sheets in the wind

tired and emotional

out of one's head

out of one's skull

out of one's box

out of one's gourd

two sheets to the wind

having had a skinful

having had one over the eight

as full as a goog

as tight as a tick

out off one's head

drunk as a fiddler

full of well-being

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Adjective

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

antagonizing^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

antagonising^UK

enough to drive you up the wall

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Adjective

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

feather-brained

not the full shilling

soft in the head

incomprehensible

mentally incompetent

off your trolley

dead from the neck up

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

out of the question

taking the cake

slow on the uptake

as thick as two short planks

wet behind the ears

devoid of intelligence

beyond all reason

out of all reason

non compos mentis

of unsound mind

sick in the head

mad as a hatter

stark raving mad

away with the fairies

nutty as a fruitcake

foaming at the mouth

mad as a March hare

round the twist

stark staring mad

not right in the head

difficult to believe

hard to swallow

won't hold water

scarcely credible

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mentally unbalanced

out of one's head

out of the ordinary

inconsequential

self-contradictory

counterintuitive

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

highly unlikely

out of this world

unsubstantiated

ill-thought-out

worthy of scorn

beyond possibility

sensationalized^US

highly undesirable

sensationalised^UK

without foundation

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

ground-breaking

not to be considered

highly coloured

never before encountered

castles in the air

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Adjective

Capable of being moved

Adjective

Physically ill or weakened

under the weather

out of commission

out on one's feet

green about the gills

out of condition

not up to snuff

on the sick list

worn to a frazzle

in poor condition

weak at the knees

not in good shape

on your last legs

hospitalized^US

under medication

hospitalised^UK

with rubbery legs

all of a quiver

like death warmed up

at death's door

all of a tremble

puffing and blowing

running on empty

gasping for breath

extremely tired

not feeling well

in declining health

the worse for wear

hypochondriacal

lacking in energy

not feeling up to snuff

running temperature

feeling terrible

chronically ill

physically challenged

long in the tooth

no spring chicken

with legs like jelly

asleep on one's feet

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Adjective

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

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