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  • adjective consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance

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  • adjective consistent in performance or behavior

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Examples

  • In terms of private religious behavior one finds virtually the same rock-steady levels of religiosity.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Smart, sexy, rock-steady dad to two terrific teenage girls, he appeared without fanfare, drama, or angst...but I fell for him anyway.

    Debra Goldstein: Life as an IndieMom: Babe Meets Boy Debra Goldstein 2011

  • Driving and fortifying that reason with an unprecedented fearlessness, laser-like focus, unrelenting, rock-steady resolve and incredible intensity, the mission to fulfill a dedication can inspire lesser-known underdogs to reach dreams once thought unattainable.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Driving and fortifying that reason with an unprecedented fearlessness, laser-like focus, unrelenting, rock-steady resolve and incredible intensity, the mission to fulfill a dedication can inspire lesser-known underdogs to reach dreams once thought unattainable.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Smart, sexy, rock-steady dad to two terrific teenage girls, he appeared without fanfare, drama, or angst...but I fell for him anyway.

    Debra Goldstein: Life as an IndieMom: Babe Meets Boy Debra Goldstein 2011

  • It was big and serious-looking, and he held it rock-steady in his gloved hand.

    Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010

  • It was big and serious-looking, and he held it rock-steady in his gloved hand.

    Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010

  • She was being lowered onto the hoverboard, which waited rock-steady just above the water.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • It was big and serious-looking, and he held it rock-steady in his gloved hand.

    Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010

  • Nix, covered in mud, stood inside the pen, and Charlie stood on the other side of the rail, his pistol held in one rock-steady hand.

    Rot & Ruin Jonathan Maberry 2010

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