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What is another word for steely?

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Having a hard or rigid surface or texture

Resolute and steadfast in one's will or ambition

Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

Showing a lack of emotion or compassion

Gray(ish), or resembling steel, in color

Lacking friendliness or emotion in manner or behavior

Firm, strong, or substantial

(of one's senses) Sensitive or perceptive to changes

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Adjective

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Having a hard or rigid surface or texture

chiseled^US

chiselled^UK

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“It is, therefore, an important desideratum to combine the hardness of a steely surface with the toughness of an iron body.”

Adjective

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Resolute and steadfast in one's will or ambition

full of determination

galvanized^US

standing one's ground

galvanised^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

committed to the idea of

sticking to one's guns

not backward in coming forward

with a will of one's own

as stubborn as a mule

determined to have one's own way

full of get-up-and-go

having killer instinct

beyond a shadow of a doubt

proof against persuasion

meaning what one says

intensely competitive

as tough as old boots

recognized^US

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

nose to the grindstone

not subject to change

colourful^UK

colorful^US

honorable^US

honourable^UK

recognised^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of beans

full of vim and vigour

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“Becoming a lawyer is a difficult, long-term process that requires a steely determination to complete successfully.”

Adjective

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Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

somber^US

sombre^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

ill-humored^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

lacking in social graces

like a bull in a china shop

not afraid to call a spade a spade

colourful^UK

colorful^US

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

calling a spade a spade

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“Drake gave Hawke a steely stare that Hawke returned without so much as a blink.”

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Showing a lack of emotion or compassion

with a heart of stone

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

having a killer instinct

gray^US

grey^UK

red in tooth and claw

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

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“She was a poisoner caught flagrante, and the steely treatment he meted out to her in his silken fashion was no more than her desert.”

Adjective

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Gray(ish), or resembling steel, in color

greyish^UK

grayish^US

gray^US

grey^UK

graying^US

greying^UK

greyed^UK

grayed^US

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“His hair and eyes were a steely color, his smile as wide and generous as Karstan's.”

Adjective

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Lacking friendliness or emotion in manner or behavior

keeping people at arm's length

strait-laced

wintery^UK

wintry^US

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Firm, strong, or substantial

armoured^UK

armored^US

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

toughened by experience

hard-handed

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

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(of one's senses) Sensitive or perceptive to changes

knowing how many beans make five

smart as a tack

with all one's wits about one

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