steely-eyed



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steely-eyed

With or having a fierce intensity in one's expression. The teacher fixed a steely-eyed gaze upon me when I started joking around during class. I could feel my ex-girlfriend staring at me, steely-eyed, from across the bar.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naveed-Persian, Arabic
ReettaRE:T-tahFinnish
Gilberte-French
Teodorate-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Jacobineyah-ko-BEE-nə (Dutch)Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Kunzang-Tibetan, Bhutanese