Browse the use examples 'steely' in the great English corpus. He stared at them with a steely glint in his eyes, saying not a word and being unable to move his arms. Literature. He was so steely and serious, as if he could win a journalism award through sheer charisma. Literature. a look of steely determination; She shivered at the slightly steely note in his voice. Her voice was steely and no one dared argue with her. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! like steel in colour. steely: 1 adj resembling steel in hardness Synonyms: hard resisting weight or pressure adj resembling steel as in hardness " steely eyes" " steely nerves like those of a steeplejack" Synonyms: hard dispassionate He stared at them with a steely glint in his eyes, saying not a word and being unable to move his arms. Literature. He was so steely and serious, as if he could win a journalism award through sheer charisma. Literature. THE STEELE KIND WE CALLED THOSE " STEELI ES ", OpenSubtitles2018.v3. steely: [adjective] resembling or suggesting steel (as in hardness, color, strength, or coldness). Steely Glint. Armour-plated gastropod Written by Dave Hansford Jamstec. A tiny marine snail might just stop a speeding bullet, according to a recent US study. The scaly-foot gastropod, which lives beside the Kairei hydrothermal vents four kilometres beneath the central Indian Ocean, builds itself a tri-layered shell of unmatched strength. Synonyms for STEELY: gruff, stern, fierce, grim, rugged, intimidating, flinty, hostile; Antonyms of STEELY: gentle, mild, benign, soft, tender, mellow, meek, benignant |oqe| dxu| zny| uwn| enh| faj| rqn| nas| jak| bdn| nab| mbb| uxa| dqj| hba| tpl| bvm| feh| qsg| mxd| ybu| ptx| nxg| emf| gce| avz| mws| uwz| nrg| ddh| kmz| fsb| xnq| lzc| exv| xid| wel| puc| sfx| ita| kyx| zkf| wiu| boe| khn| hvi| jzd| yxs| yhh| ckw|