steely
adjective
[ ˈstiːli ]
• resembling steel in colour, brightness, or strength.
• "a steely blue"
Similar:
blue-grey,
grey,
steel-coloured,
steel-grey,
iron-grey,
harsh,
hard,
firm,
toned,
rigid,
stiff,
tense,
tensed,
taut,
stretched,
• coldly determined; hard.
• "there was a steely edge to his questions"
Similar:
cruel,
unfeeling,
merciless,
ruthless,
pitiless,
heartless,
hard-hearted,
hard,
stony,
cold-blooded,
cold-hearted,
harsh,
callous,
severe,
unmerciful,
unrelenting,
relentless,
unpitying,
unsparing,
unforgiving,
uncaring,
unsympathetic,
uncharitable,
lacking compassion,
remorseless,
unbending,
unmoved,
inflexible,
inexorable,
implacable,
unremitting,
adamantine,
marble-hearted,
resolute,
firm,
fixed,
steadfast,
dogged,
single-minded,
bitter,
burning,
fiery,
ferocious,
fierce,
fanatical,
furious,
iron,
granite,
grim,
gritty,
gutsy,
unquenchable,
unflinching,
unswerving,
unfaltering,
untiring,
unwavering,
unyielding,
undaunted,
