uncertain vs unsteady

uncertain

adj
  • Unpredictable or capricious. 

  • Not certain; unsure. 

  • Not yet determined; undecided. 

  • Variable and subject to change. 

  • Fitful or unsteady. 

  • Not known for certain; questionable. 

noun
  • Something uncertain. 

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 uncertain and unsteady occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )