sprightly vs unsteady

sprightly

adj
  • Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. 

  • Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. 

  • Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry. 

adv
  • In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily. 

unsteady

adj
  • Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior. 

  • Lacking regularity or uniformity. 

  • Not held firmly in position, physically unstable. 

verb
  • To render unsteady, removing balance. 

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