steely
English
/ˈstiːli/
adj
Definitions
- Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
- Made of steel.
Etymology
Suf from English steel (harden, strengthen).
Origin
English
steel
Gloss
harden, strengthen
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Biosteel English
- firesteel English
- nonsteel English
- semisteel English
- steel English
- steelback English
- steelband English
- steeler English
- steelhead English
- steelie English
- steelification English
- steelily English
- steeliness English
- steelless English
- steellike English
- steelmaker English
- steelmaking English
- steelman English
- steelpan English
- steelware English
- steelwork English
- steelworker English
- steelworking English
- steelworks English
- steelyard English
- unsteel English
- stele Middle English
- jitūūl Marshallese
- tīra Maori