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steelily

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: From steely + -ly.

  1. In a steely way.

    “My aunt looked at her daughter; brilliant of complexion, coldly and steelily handsome at eighteen—why should she not have admirers?”

    “'Meat,' he said steelily. 'I was right. It was a bloody butcher's knife that bastard tried to rearrange me with.'”

steelily — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony