[
UK
/stˈiːli/
]
[ US /ˈstiɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈstiɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
resembling steel as in hardness
steely nerves like those of a steeplejack
steely eyes - resembling steel in hardness
How To Use steely In A Sentence
- Considering his height, then the steely look and his rough voice, both of which reminded me a lot of Carey, he was a rather intimidating person, even to me.
- He had steely blue eyes and almost perfect tanned skin.
- She is fearsome and patrician, with steely grey hair and rock-solid ideals. Times, Sunday Times
- He has a steely-eyed seriousness about comedy, and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
- But for all his reputation as a pragmatist, there's a steely and obdurate side to him that comes to the surface every so often.
- Weigh this ring in the small steelyard.
- Beneath that warm exterior, she had a steely glint in her eye. The Sun
- He entered with the trained dignity of a nobleman and met the duke's steely gaze.
- Fighter reconnaissance pilots possess steely resolve. Times, Sunday Times
- Ironically, he is applying the steely determination of a former marine to the job of going all new age. Times, Sunday Times