steadyhanded

Adjective

steady-handed (comparative more steady-handed, superlative most steady-handed)

1. Capable of smooth, sure movements.
   • Yet despite its good intentions, the IRL has attracted more untried, fuzz-faced young gunslingers-in-waiting than tight-jawed, steady-handed shootists, pulling in only two drivers who still fit the mold.2000 May, Jerry Miller, “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?”, in Indianapolis Monthly, volume 23, number 10, page 65
2. Executed with smooth, sure movements.
   • Theories about how a skill evolves from the awkward and deliberate performance associated with the cognitive stage to the smooth and steady-handed performance of the automatic response stage have one thing in common: progress appears to depend on repeated practice.2010, FAA, Aviation Instructor's Handbook, page 2-21
3. Consistent and reliable.
   • The final phase of Mexican League history was launched only after the sudden death of Jorge Pasquel in 1955; it consisted of steady-handed rebuilding of league fortunes under the capable direction of a new league management.2005, Peter C. Bjarkman, Diamonds Around the Globe, →ISBN, page 270

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