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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But New Jersey's steady-going Governor Charles Edison put a stop to that.
From Time Magazine Archive
Impartial House observers rate him thus: A steady-going unimaginative legislator, he possesses qualities which regular Republicans consider sterling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shoulder to shoulder fought the witty, opportunist youngsters who follow David Lloyd George, and the grave, steady-going oldsters who, like Lord Grey, are chiefly composed of moral fibres.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout most of a typical performance, the English rock quartet called The Who live up to their own modest billing: "A good, steady-going, down-to-earth pop group."
From Time Magazine Archive
He was the Middletons’ friend, Jim’s friend; reported to be good, staid, steady-going; not too young, straight as a die, and a splendid soldier,—in short an elder-brother-sort-of-man, agreeably free from romance.
From An Unknown Lover by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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