"steely" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstiːli/ Audio: En-us-steely.ogg [US] Forms: steelier [comparative], steeliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From steel + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|steel|-y|id2=adjectival}} steel + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} steely (comparative steelier, superlative steeliest)
  1. Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
    Sense id: en-steely-en-adj-en:resolute
  2. Made of steel. Synonyms: steelen Translations (Translations): стоманен (stomanen) (Bulgarian), приличащ на стомана (priličašt na stomana) (Bulgarian), staalachtig (Dutch), stalen (Dutch), d’acier [masculine] (French), acélos (Hungarian), stalowy (Polish), стально́й (stalʹnój) (Russian), acerado (Spanish), стале́вий (stalévyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-steely-en-adj-en:made_of_steel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 28 72 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: steelily, steeliness, steely-eyed, steely hair disease, steely iron, steely-nerved, steely-spined Related terms: steelie

Inflected forms

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