Faltering (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">faltering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for unsteady that I've seen before include "Liable to shake" , "Not even" , "not firmly fixed" , "Shaky" , "Not safe" .)
(Other definitions for dithery that I've seen before include "shaking" , "Hesitant" , "Hesitating" , "Quavery" , "Uncertain" .)