rock-steady

See also: rocksteady and rock steady

English

Adjective

rock-steady

1. Absolutely or completely steady.
   • 1935 June 22, The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate, NSW, page 2, column 7:

     In successful snapshotting the camera must be held rock steady.

2. Consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance.
   • 1977, “Black Betty”, performed by Ram Jam:

     She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam) / And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam).

   • 2000, Damon Gough (lyrics and music), “Say it Again”, in The Hour of Bewilderbeast, performed by Badly Drawn Boy:

     Now we've found a rock-steady beat / Now all we need is a melody / And words that mean something and nothing

See also

• rocksteady, rock steady
• steady as a rock