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Definition of Steady-going
1. Adjective. Consistent in performance or behavior. "A steady-going family man"
Similar to: Steady
Derivative terms: Dependability, Dependableness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steady-going
Literary usage of Steady-going
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History by William Whewell (1847)
"Instead of uniform motion in the intervals of causation, we shall have to speak
of steady going: and instead of considering all the forces which affect the ..."
2. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History by William Whewell (1847)
"Instead of uniform motion in tho intervals of causation, we shall have to speak
of steady going: and instead of considering all the forces which affect the ..."
3. History of Scientific Ideas: Being the First Part of The Philosophy of the by William Whewell (1858)
"The steady going of the clock is assumed as a normal condition, in which it
measures the progress of time; and in this assumption, the notion of cause and ..."
4. History of Scientific Ideas: Being the First Part of The Philosophy of the by William Whewell (1858)
"Instead of uniform motion in the intervals of causation, we shall have to speak
of steady going: and instead of considering all the forces which affect the ..."
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