steady-going
Americanadjective
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steadfast; faithful; unchanging.
steady-going service to the cause of justice.
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regular and dependable, as in habits of living.
a steady-going family man.
Etymology
Origin of steady-going
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Impartial House observers rate him thus: A steady-going unimaginative legislator, he possesses qualities which regular Republicans consider sterling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fourteen years ago he quit the New York Sun, on which he had been a steady-going "wheelhorse" reporter of the Frank Ward O'Malley period, to work for Publicist Lee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, at London last week, famed "militant suffragette" Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, now a venerable steady-going matron, reminisced to newsgatherers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week he acted up, scandalized most of his steady-going countrymen.
From Time Magazine Archive
What a mistake he had made in living with the fast, noisy lot instead of the steady-going set, who were just as good fellows after all.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
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