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STEELINESS

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steel⋅y

  [stee-lee]
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–adjective, steel⋅i⋅er, steel⋅i⋅est.
1. consisting or made of steel.
2. resembling or suggesting steel, as in color, strength, or hardness.
Origin:
1500–10; steel + -y 1

Related forms:
steel⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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 eyes.

steel'i·ness n.
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