Meanings
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1
adj
Showing hardness and strong determination.
She faced the challenge with a steely determination.
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2
adj
Resembling steel in color or hardness.
He stared at me with steely grey eyes.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
steelier
Derived forms
steelilysteelinesssteely-eyedsteely-nervedsteely-spinedunsteely
Related forms
steelie
Etymology
From steel + -y.