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steely-eyed

UK/ˈstiːliˌaɪd/US/ˈstiliˌaɪd/

steely-eyed adjective: having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.

Adjective

steely-eyed (comparative more steely-eyed, superlative most steely-eyed)

  1. (idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
    Synonyms:
    flint-eyed
  2. (idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined mentality or mindset.
    • Her steely-eyed control of emotion has become such a reliable source of strength and enjoyment in the last two seasons, it's genuinely moving to see her defenses fall in the face of long-lost friends and family.2019 April 14, Alex McLevy, “Winter is Here on Game of Thrones’ Final Season Premiere (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2020

steely-eyed meaning in Bengali

steely-eyed in Bengali

কারো মধ্যে একটি কঠোর, কঠোর

Synonyms of steely-eyed

Forms of steely-eyed

comparativemore steely-eyed
superlativemost steely-eyed

Origin of steely-eyed

From steely + eyed.

Words formed from steely-eyed

Phrases with steely-eyed

Questions about steely-eyed

What does steely-eyed mean?
Steely-eyed means having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
What is steely-eyed in Bengali?
Steely-eyed in Bengali is কারো মধ্যে একটি কঠোর, কঠোর. See Steely-eyed meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is steely-eyed?
Steely-eyed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce steely-eyed?
Steely-eyed is pronounced /ˈstiːliˌaɪd/ (UK).

Words near steely-eyed in the dictionary

  1. steelworms
  2. steely
  3. steely hair disease
  4. steely iron
  5. steely irons
  6. steely-eyed
  7. steely-eyed missile man
  8. steely-eyed missile men
  9. steely-nerved
  10. steely-spined
  11. steelyard

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steely-eyed (page history and authors); steely-eyed (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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