steely

Speech parts

1. steely - Adjective

2. steely - Adjective Satellite

3. Steely - Proper noun

Meaning

Made of steel; consisting of steel.

Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stern hard determined steel iron severe firm tough stubborn grim inflexible steadfast cold-blooded resolute implacable
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Antonyms

compressible bashful content weak soft feeling
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Related terms

steelie

Phrases with the word

steely-grey

Anagrams

sleety stylee

Examples

There is no more steely barb than that of the Infinite. Charles Baudelaire

Between the fine point of the brush and the steely gaze, the scene is about to yield up its volume. Michel Foucault

The sovereign brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red. To persons standing alone on a hill during a clear midnight such as this, the roll of the world eastward is almost a palpable movement. Thomas Hardy

How can so much beauty hide such a bruised and steely heart, and why must I love him, why must I lean in my weariness upon his irresistible yet indomitable strength? Is he not the wizend funeral spirit of a dead man in a child's clothes? Anne Rice

My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad's car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has 'Kid Charlemagne' on it. St. Vincent (musician)

I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything. Travis Barker

Close letter words and terms

steelworker steelworking steelworks steely hair disease steely iron steely-eyed