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Definition of steely in English: steelyadjectivesteelier, steeliest ˈstiːliˈstili 1Resembling steel in colour, brightness, or strength. （颜色、亮度或强度上）似钢的 铁青色。 Example sentencesExamples - Original tinning is steely grey in colour and if it is in good condition, it counts as a plus point when considering the value of the item.
- Her anger flared, fueled by an injured heart eyes turning steely gray blue.
- The hair used to conform to the colour code but it has broken out in steely grey.
- The magnificent January King has steely blue leaves and a tight head tinged with mauve.
- The Hong Kong of the movie is full of deep blues and steely greys, a dirty jewel on the water.
- Her eyes were a sharp, steely blue and her black hair was usually tied back into a severe bun.
- Her mouth was pursed and her steely blue eyes registered every change in the ocean current.
- The color is steely blue gray, as if all the red and yellow was rinsed from the negative.
- Carrie turned to me with an expectant look on her face, her steely blue eyes looking directly at me.
- They saw the potential in those steely blue eyes and asked her to join them.
- A few rays of sunlight fell on the island, but most of it was dim and the water was a steely blue.
- The steely blue is another dark lure colour, something like the black or the reds, which have always been top catchers.
- He had steely blue eyes and almost perfect tanned skin.
- Few fish can be mistaken for the steely grey bullish looking bass.
- I love it for its leaves, a steely grey blue warmed with a blush of burgundy.
- His intense gaze was directed at her, steely blue orbs engaging her brown.
- The Bay of Naples curled around a steely blue sea; in the distance was the hazy shape of Capri.
- Still, his steely blue eyes did have a certain menace about them.
- The warm water moray eel is also caught from time to time, although this is a mottled fish with a pointed face, very different from the steely grey of the conger.
- They started gabbling in some foreign eastern European tongue and shot me intermittent daggers from their steely blue eyes.
Synonyms blue-grey, grey, steel-coloured, steel-grey, iron-grey harsh hard, firm, toned, rigid, stiff, tense, tensed, taut, stretched 2Coldly determined; hard. 〈喻〉坚定的；冷酷的，无情的 there was a steely edge to his questions 他的问题带有冷酷的锐利。 Example sentencesExamples - Mrs Tutty put her aunt's old age down to her steely determination.
- Yet beneath this sweet exterior I suspect there's a core of steely determination.
- Every candidate has displayed a steely determination to succeed.
- With Friday's League clash at Carlisle looming large, City chief Dolan is looking for steely determination to pull York out of a rut.
- The man famed for his wraparound sunglasses and steely determination was becoming a golfing automaton.
- Dudley played with a steely determination, still believing a win could keep alive their desperate relegation struggle.
- As if a swirling combination of rage, sympathy, and steely determination made it hard for him to formulate his sentences.
- Don't doubt this steely determined and highly skilful County Manager for even one fleeting moment.
- James' dark brown eyes were no longer sparkling with happiness and cheer but instead steely and hard.
- Despite the years of torment, she has a steely determination to see justice done for her beloved daughter, and she is not going to give up now.
- But steely determination saw him back in training at the end of February.
- They played with invention and verve allied to common sense and steely determination on Saturday evening.
- I saw the determined, steely eyes of a man with something to prove, in fact everything to prove.
- City could hardly believe their good fortune but with a priceless lead now to protect their steely determination was galvanised.
- The home duo were two behind with five holes to play, but showed steely determination to edge back into the contest.
- Kiv asked her quietly, but in a steely tone of someone who is determined to achieve their goal.
- Then there is the generously-proportioned nose and, of course, the determined chin and steely blue gaze.
- Louis has a fragile quality combined with a steely determination.
- That's the kind of steely determination which has become a feature of the side and which will again stand them in good stead on Sunday.
- Every word was jacketed with a steely promise and the hard in his eye was more than even the old man cared to face.
Synonyms cruel, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, pitiless, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, relentless, unpitying, unsparing, unforgiving, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion, remorseless, unbending, unmoved, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, unremitting literary adamantine rare marble-hearted resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded bitter, burning, fiery, ferocious, fierce, fanatical, furious ruthless, inflexible, iron, granite, stony, grim, gritty, gutsy unquenchable, unflinching, unswerving, unfaltering, untiring, unwavering, unyielding, undaunted
Derivativesnoun ˈstiːlɪnəsˈstilinəs He has the strength, the steeliness, the determination, a follow-through; he has the real steady qualities of leadership that we look for in a president and for American leadership in the world. Example sentencesExamples - But now Button is back out of that wilderness, and there is a quiet steeliness in his eyes and in his tone that is the final indication that his journey to genuine grand prix stardom is almost over.
- Her quiet disposition hid a steeliness that enabled her to continue her often ground-breaking work for forty or so years.
- There are sweet, racy cherry notes, some flashes of coffee and steeliness in the mid palate.
- There was a new-found steeliness to Portlaoise's play.
Rhymescampanile, dele, eely, Ely, fusilli, Gigli, Ismaili, Keeley, Keneally, KwaNdebele, Lely, Matabele, mealie, mealy, Ndebele, sapele, Sindebele, Swahili, wheelie Definition of steely in US English: steelyadjectiveˈstēlēˈstili 1Resembling steel in color, brightness, or strength. （颜色、亮度或强度上）似钢的 铁青色。 Example sentencesExamples - They started gabbling in some foreign eastern European tongue and shot me intermittent daggers from their steely blue eyes.
- The color is steely blue gray, as if all the red and yellow was rinsed from the negative.
- The hair used to conform to the colour code but it has broken out in steely grey.
- Her mouth was pursed and her steely blue eyes registered every change in the ocean current.
- They saw the potential in those steely blue eyes and asked her to join them.
- Her eyes were a sharp, steely blue and her black hair was usually tied back into a severe bun.
- Her anger flared, fueled by an injured heart eyes turning steely gray blue.
- The magnificent January King has steely blue leaves and a tight head tinged with mauve.
- Carrie turned to me with an expectant look on her face, her steely blue eyes looking directly at me.
- A few rays of sunlight fell on the island, but most of it was dim and the water was a steely blue.
- The warm water moray eel is also caught from time to time, although this is a mottled fish with a pointed face, very different from the steely grey of the conger.
- The Bay of Naples curled around a steely blue sea; in the distance was the hazy shape of Capri.
- Few fish can be mistaken for the steely grey bullish looking bass.
- Still, his steely blue eyes did have a certain menace about them.
- I love it for its leaves, a steely grey blue warmed with a blush of burgundy.
- Original tinning is steely grey in colour and if it is in good condition, it counts as a plus point when considering the value of the item.
- The Hong Kong of the movie is full of deep blues and steely greys, a dirty jewel on the water.
- He had steely blue eyes and almost perfect tanned skin.
- His intense gaze was directed at her, steely blue orbs engaging her brown.
- The steely blue is another dark lure colour, something like the black or the reds, which have always been top catchers.
Synonyms blue-grey, grey, steel-coloured, steel-grey, iron-grey hard, firm, toned, rigid, stiff, tense, tensed, taut, stretched 2Coldly determined; hard. 〈喻〉坚定的；冷酷的，无情的 there was a steely edge to his questions 他的问题带有冷酷的锐利。 Example sentencesExamples - Yet beneath this sweet exterior I suspect there's a core of steely determination.
- The man famed for his wraparound sunglasses and steely determination was becoming a golfing automaton.
- Dudley played with a steely determination, still believing a win could keep alive their desperate relegation struggle.
- I saw the determined, steely eyes of a man with something to prove, in fact everything to prove.
- That's the kind of steely determination which has become a feature of the side and which will again stand them in good stead on Sunday.
- Kiv asked her quietly, but in a steely tone of someone who is determined to achieve their goal.
- As if a swirling combination of rage, sympathy, and steely determination made it hard for him to formulate his sentences.
- Mrs Tutty put her aunt's old age down to her steely determination.
- Don't doubt this steely determined and highly skilful County Manager for even one fleeting moment.
- They played with invention and verve allied to common sense and steely determination on Saturday evening.
- Then there is the generously-proportioned nose and, of course, the determined chin and steely blue gaze.
- Despite the years of torment, she has a steely determination to see justice done for her beloved daughter, and she is not going to give up now.
- James' dark brown eyes were no longer sparkling with happiness and cheer but instead steely and hard.
- City could hardly believe their good fortune but with a priceless lead now to protect their steely determination was galvanised.
- With Friday's League clash at Carlisle looming large, City chief Dolan is looking for steely determination to pull York out of a rut.
- But steely determination saw him back in training at the end of February.
- Louis has a fragile quality combined with a steely determination.
- The home duo were two behind with five holes to play, but showed steely determination to edge back into the contest.
- Every word was jacketed with a steely promise and the hard in his eye was more than even the old man cared to face.
- Every candidate has displayed a steely determination to succeed.
Synonyms cruel, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, pitiless, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, relentless, unpitying, unsparing, unforgiving, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion, remorseless, unbending, unmoved, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, unremitting resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded
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