Associations to the word «Steely»

Wiktionary

STEELY, adjective. Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
STEELY, adjective. Made of steel.
STEELY IRON, noun. A compound of iron containing less than 0.5 percent carbon.

Dictionary definition

STEELY, adjective. Resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack".
STEELY, adjective. Resembling steel in hardness.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats