steely
/ˈstiːli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The bully backed down before his steely gaze."
- "steely grey hair"
- "She would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against the sweet blows of love."
- "Freddie Woodman was ultimately the hero after making a superb 74th-minute penalty save to deny Adalberto Peñaranda. Woodman, the son of former Northampton Town goalkeeper Andy and godson of Southgate, made a steely left-handed save from the spot-kick after Dominic Calvert-Lewin had given England a first-half lead."
- "Broach'd with the steely point of Clifford's lance."
- "Around his shop the steely sparkles flew."
Etymology
Etymology tree English steel Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English steely From steel + -y.