balanced vs unsteady

balanced

adj
  • Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over. 

unsteady

verb
  • To render unsteady, removing balance. 

adj
  • Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior. 

  • Lacking regularity or uniformity. 

  • Not held firmly in position, physically unstable. 

How often have the words balanced and unsteady occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )