steely
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. any of various alloys based on iron containing carbon (usually 0.1--1.7 per cent) and often small quantities of other elements such as phosphorus, sulphur, manganese, chromium, and nickel. Steels exhibit a variety of properties, such as strength, machinability, malleability, etc, depending on their composition and the way they have been treated |
| b. See also stainless steel (as modifier): steel girders | |
| 2. | something that is made of steel |
| 3. | a steel stiffener in a corset, etc |
| 4. | a ridged steel rod with a handle used for sharpening knives |
| 5. | the quality of hardness, esp with regard to a person's character or attitudes |
| 6. | stock exchange See also steels the quotation for steel shares |
| 7. | (modifier) resembling steel: steel determination |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to fit, plate, edge, or point with steel |
| 9. | to make hard and unfeeling: he steeled his heart against her sorrow; he steeled himself for the blow |
| [Old English stēli; related to Old High German stehli, Middle Dutch stael] | |
| 'steely | |
| —adj | |
| 'steeliness | |
| —n | |
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Steely
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Example sentences
Each one inherited the same steely notion of service.
Steely nerves help too, as the simple task of connecting a hose becomes difficult when you're racing the clock.
They glint with a steely resolve when he thinks of a way to prolong the lives of his ailing kids.
It added an edginess, a steely tension to the entire presentation.
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