steely

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    resembling steel as in hardness
    resembling steel in hardness

Word Origin

steely (adj.)
1580s, "made of steel," from steel (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "hard and cold as steel" is from c. 1500. Related: Steeliness.

Example

1. They sta ed it with their steely knives .
2. There was shy modesty behind that steely determination .
3. They stabbed it with their steely knives .
4. Some credit his steely resolve with the emotional hardship he endured in his early years .
5. They stab it with their steely knives , but they just can 't kill the beast .

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