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[ UK /stˈiːli/ ]
[ US /ˈstiɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. resembling steel as in hardness
    steely nerves like those of a steeplejack
    steely eyes
  2. 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
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