steely-eyed
adj/ˈstiːliˌaɪd/UK/ˈstiliˌaɪd/US
Etymology
From steely + eyed.
- inherited from eyed
Definitions
Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
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.
The neighborhood
- neighborbright-eyed
- neighborclear-eyed
- neighborsharp-eyed
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for steely-eyed. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA