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steel·y

(stē′lē)

adj. steel·i·er, steel·i·est

1. Made of steel.

2. Resembling steel, as in color or hardness: steely gray.

3. Expressing disapproval, disagreement, or displeasure: a steely gaze.

steel′i·ness n.

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steel•y

(ˈsti li)

adj. steel•i•er, steel•i•est.

1. consisting or made of steel.

2. resembling or suggesting steel, as in color or hardness.

[1500–10]

steel′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	steely - resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack" hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
	2.	steely - resembling steel in hardness hard - resisting weight or pressure

steely

adjective

1. determined, firm, dogged, persevering, resolute, purposeful, tenacious, undaunted, steadfast, obstinate, unwavering, unflinching, unbending, unshakable, unshaken Their indecision had been replaced by steely determination.

2. blue-grey, grey, steel-grey, iron-grey steely grey hair

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Translations

فولاذي، قاسٍ، صَلْب، لامِع

jako ocelocelový

benhård

stählern

acélos

stál-, líkur stáli

duro come l'acciaio

stålaktig

ako oceľ

çelik gibi

似钢的

steely

[ˈstiːlɪ] ADJ (steelier (compar) (steeliest (superl))) → acerado (fig) [determination] → inflexible; [gaze] → duro, de acero
steely blue → azul metálico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

steely

[ˈstiːli] adj [determination] → inflexible; [eyes, gaze] → d'aciersteely-eyed [ˌstiːliˈaɪd] adj → au regard d'acier

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steely

adj (+er) grip → stahlhart; smile, expression → hart; gaze → hart, stählern; eyes → stählern; determination → eisern, ehern; (= grim) person → knallhart; steely blue/grey → stahlblau/-grau

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steely

[ˈstiːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (determination) → inflessibile; (gaze) → duro/a; (eyes) → freddo/a come l'acciaio
steely grey → color piombo inv

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steel

(stiːl) noun, adjective

(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc. tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip).

verb

to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something. He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.

ˈsteely adjective

hard, cold, strong or bright like steel.

ˈsteeliness noun

steel wool

a pad, ball etc of steel shavings used for scouring (pans etc) and polishing.

ˈsteelworks noun singular or plural

a factory where steel is made.

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How exquisite this steely water is!" said Sergey Ivanovitch.

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This ideal point of the estuary, this centre of memories, is marked upon the steely gray expanse of the waters by a lightship painted red that, from a couple of miles off, looks like a cheap and bizarre little toy.

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Her eyes met it unflinchingly, with the steely steadiness of the eyes of an eagle.

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His eyes, of a steely light grey, had a very disconcerting trick, when they encountered your eyes, of looking as if they expected something more from you than you were aware of yourself.

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He saw this one pursue a man, catch him up in one of its steely tentacles, and knock his head against the trunk of a pine tree.

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You can 'ave it." Then he paused and sometimes, with a steely eye, added: "And you can 'ave your notice too."

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The red light had faded from the swift-flowing water, and had left it overspread with one monotonous hue of steely gray.

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Wolf Larsen was watching him, waiting for him, the steely glitter in his eyes; but Smoke closed his mouth again without having said anything.

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I will tell Miss--oh!" Agatha had inserted a steely finger between her ribs, and was tickling her unendurably.

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In less than five minutes they had thus revealed to me their characters, and in less than five minutes I had buckled on a breast-plate of steely indifference, and let down a visor of impassible austerity.

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But now, strangely enough, he had no sooner seated himself and bent his steely gaze upon me, than, for some reason or another, I felt moved to tell him everything--to speak to him of my love in all its phases.

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"'Tis a thousand pities your husband can't see 'ee now--you do look a real beauty!" said Izz Huett, regarding Tess as she stood on the threshold between the steely starlight without the yellow candlelight within.