steelyadjective
uk/ˈstiː.li/us/ˈstiː.li/steely adjective (COLOUR)
like steel in colour:
steely grey
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- chrome yellow
- cobalt
- earth colour
- ginger
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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steely adjective (STRONG)
very strong and determined:
steely eyes/nerves
steely determination
a steely look/stare
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- wilful
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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