adjective
definition
Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
example
The bully backed down before his steely gaze.
definition
Made of steel.
Examples of steely in a Sentence
Verdant forests stretched to the steely sky, a swath of green, brown, and grey.
He shoved the door open with all his might, revealing the steely skies of winter and the grey cement curb outside.
Not everyone has the ability to make feathers look natural or to create the eagle's steely gaze.
Menkes' disease, called the "kinky hair disease," results in tangled, grayish, steely, or kinky hair and chubby, rosy cheeks.
Experiment with steely grey cut-out suits, bold stripes and glittering golds.
But below stairs there is a steely determination to avoid waste.
So he mixes a steely determination and focus in a very empathetic and collaborative way, " she says.
Alongside him is Leon - cool under pressure, with a steely glare than lets you know he means business.
While the other standout, as usual, is Clarkson, who invests just the right balance of steely energy and barely reserved emotion.
Exam invigilator surely they should ban clanky metal heels not steely hair?
Oddbins ' Alsace Riesling 1993 from Hugel of Riquewihr at Stg 8.49 is classically steely.
The freedom fighter gazed into the North Carolina sky, a look of steely determination on his face.
We paused momentarily on the ropes, hiding our face to prevent him seeing the steely resolve glaring in our eyes.
But launching big is a risky business, demanding a steely nerve.
Beluga produces the largest eggs which vary in color from light to dark steely gray.
A dark, rich navy blue called Midnight Haze is accented with an earthy Alfalfa green, a metallic Shale Blue and steely Iron Gate.
Other artists featured on the show include Steely Dan, The Eagles and Hall and Oates.
Steely is a flavor characteristic used to described wines that are aged in vats (usually stainless steel) as opposed to wood barrels.
Crisp, fresh, almost steely wines which, once refermented in the bottle, become creamy and balanced sparkling wines (methode traditional).
Available for girls size 6 months to 12 years old, several different colors are also available (everything from steely blue to deep green) for the price of 23.99.
Popular music followers might find it interesting that guitarist Walter Becker of Steely Dan and drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard were two of the 70-plus musicians helping Das on the latter effort.