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  • adjective superlative form of steely: most steely.

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Examples

  • Of course I mocked him to begin with, but 5 hours of sobbing down the phone is enough to break down even the steeliest of resolves.

    2010 January | Johnny B. Truant 2010

  • As intelligent as she is ambitious, and with a career marked by the steeliest determination, Rojo is clearly destined for a commanding role in the world of dance.

    The Royal Ballet: a new era awaits 2011

  • Of course I mocked him to begin with, but 5 hours of sobbing down the phone is enough to break down even the steeliest of resolves.

    Neither I nor Tim Brownson are islands | Johnny B. Truant 2010

  • Then the Boss got to his feet, way down there at the other end of the table, and fixed me with his steeliest gaze.

    Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

  • Pointing to Obama's steeliest moments is sorta like identifying something as the smartest thing George W. Bush ever said.

    Obama Tries On The Uniform 2009

  • Not that conversation is really a strong point of Twitter anyway, limited as it is to 140 characters per Tweet, you wind up often sacrificing the English language in order to make acronyms and abbreviations that grind on even the steeliest of nerves LOL Funny Pic FTW NSFW.

    2009 May 03 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

  • Not that conversation is really a strong point of Twitter anyway, limited as it is to 140 characters per Tweet, you wind up often sacrificing the English language in order to make acronyms and abbreviations that grind on even the steeliest of nerves LOL Funny Pic FTW NSFW.

    Twitter: Another Internet Fad Runs Its Course « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

  • Douglas Wilder is easily the steeliest of the three.

    Desperately Seeking Southerners 2008

  • Her show Cooking is no rocket science is bad enough to make me with the steeliest of stomachs puke!

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • In short order she transforms the chirrupy Mary Whitehouse of those opening scenes into the steeliest of rebels with a cause.

    The Iron Matron 2008

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