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rock-steady

rock-steady adjective: absolutely or completely steady.

Adjective

rock-steady

  1. Absolutely or completely steady.
    • In successful snapshotting the camera must be held rock steady.1935 June 22, The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate, NSW, page 2, column 7
  2. Consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance.
    • She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam) / And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam).1977, “Black Betty”, performed by Ram Jam
    • Now we've found a rock-steady beat / Now all we need is a melody / And words that mean something and nothing2000, Damon Gough, “Say it Again”, in The Hour of Bewilderbeast, performed by Badly Drawn Boy

Questions about rock-steady

What does rock-steady mean?
Rock-steady means absolutely or completely steady.
What part of speech is rock-steady?
Rock-steady is an adjective.

Words near rock-steady in the dictionary

  1. rock-paper-scissoring
  2. rock-paper-scissors
  3. rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock
  4. rock-ribbed
  5. rock-solid
  6. rock-steady
  7. rock-wallabies
  8. rock-wallaby
  9. rockability
  10. rockabillies
  11. rockabilly

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