'Steely' definitions:
Definition of 'steely'
From: WordNet
adjective
Resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"
adjective
Resembling steel in hardness
Definition of 'Steely'
From: GCIDE
- Steely \Steel"y\ (-[y^]), a.
- 1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. "The steely point of Clifford's lance." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel. "His hair was steely gray." --The Century. [1913 Webster]
- She would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- Steely iron, a compound of iron containing less than one half of one per cent of carbon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'steely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acier,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- ashen,
- ashy,
- aureate,
- beefy,
- bony,
- bouncing,
- brass,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- bronze,
- bronzy,
- callous,
- calloused,
- canescent,
- case-hardened,
- cast-iron,
- cement,
- cemental,
- cinereous,
- cinerous,
- concrete,
- constant,
- copper,
- coppery,
- corneous,
- cupreous,
- cuprous,
- dapple,
- dapple-gray,
- dappled,
- dappled-gray,
- dense,
- diamondlike,
- dingy,
- dismal,
- doughty,
- dour,
- dove-colored,
- dove-gray,
- dreary,
- dull,
- dure,
- dusty,
- ferrous,
- ferruginous,
- firm,
- fixed,
- flintlike,
- flinty,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gilt,
- glaucescent,
- glaucous,
- gold,
- gold-filled,
- gold-plated,
- golden,
- granitelike,
- granitic,
- gray,
- gray-black,
- gray-brown,
- gray-colored,
- gray-drab,
- gray-green,
- gray-spotted,
- gray-toned,
- gray-white,
- grayed,
- grayish,
- grey,
- grim,
- griseous,
- grizzle,
- grizzled,
- grizzly,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hard-core,
- hardened,
- hardhearted,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- hefty,
- horny,
- husky,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- impervious,
- implacable,
- impliable,
- indurate,
- indurated,
- inelastic,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- insensitive,
- intransigent,
- inured,
- iron,
- iron-gray,
- iron-hard,
- ironlike,
- irreconcilable,
- lapideous,
- lead,
- lead-gray,
- leaden,
- lithoid,
- lithoidal,
- livid,
- loyal,
- lusty,
- marble,
- marblelike,
- mercurial,
- mercurous,
- mighty,
- mouse-colored,
- mouse-gray,
- mousy,
- nervy,
- nickel,
- nickelic,
- nickeline,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- osseous,
- pachydermatous,
- pearl,
- pearl-gray,
- pearly,
- pewter,
- pewtery,
- Philistine,
- potent,
- powerful,
- proof against,
- puissant,
- Quaker-colored,
- quicksilver,
- red-blooded,
- relentless,
- resistant,
- resistive,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- robust,
- robustious,
- rock-ribbed,
- rocklike,
- rocky,
- rugged,
- sad,
- set,
- settled,
- silver,
- silver-gray,
- silver-plated,
- silvered,
- silvery,
- slate-colored,
- slaty,
- smoke-gray,
- smoky,
- sober,
- solid,
- somber,
- sot,
- stalwart,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steel,
- steel-gray,
- steeled against,
- steellike,
- stern,
- stiff,
- stone-colored,
- stonelike,
- stony,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- taupe,
- thick-skinned,
- tin,
- tinny,
- tough,
- true,
- unaffected,
- unalterable,
- unbending,
- unchangeable,
- uncompromising,
- undeflectable,
- unflappable,
- ungiving,
- unmoved,
- unrelenting,
- unshaken,
- unswerving,
- unyielding,
- vigorous