Steelier

A steelier, stiffer speech came from the Lib Dems 'Rumpolian David Howarth, who said that we weren't interested in knowing which Cabinet ministers said what. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But Zvonereva is cooler, steadier, steelier and the longer the match went on, the more the Bulgarian began to fray. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The large blue has a lighter, steelier tone than, say, the adonis, which has a shinier, sky-blue hue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But a glossier finish and a steelier edge belie Duffy's expanded ambitions. ❋ Kitty Empire (2010)

But if the face that Literary Death Match presents to the public is determinedly chaotic and endearingly amateurish, then its rise demonstrates a rather steelier business acumen. ❋ Alex Clark (2010)

Perhaps all my Wii Boxing will make me steelier, maybe even dance like a butterfly or sting like a bee did I get the words right there? ❋ Kirsty (2008)

When skeptics challenged that image, however, Mandela made no effort to soften his steelier side. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's one of the unjustices of life that good-looking girls can be steelier -- much moreso than plainer or older women, because a lot of men tolerate it better without the label of "nutcracker". ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

There were singers with bigger, steelier, richer voices, but in her combination of talents and in her range of repertoire, she was just about peerless. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But even people with steelier nerves than my own will find an Edinburgh ghost tour a fright fest. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Blanketed in prose that has never been dreamier and gloriously vivid imagery, this life-affirming fable is ripe with Hoffman's trademark symbolism and magic, but with a steelier edge. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Bloggers with stronger stomachs and steelier nerves, bloggers like Edroso. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He had a steelier mentality than I had thought; he decided against. ❋ Davis, Lindsey (2005)

As I spoke, his expression changed from concern to something colder and steelier. ❋ Denise Hamilton (2004)

His eyes were steelier -- and a lot colder -- than Bellini's. ❋ Alexander, Al (2000)

When Kirk looked at her again the armor was locked into place, steelier and more glittering than ever. ❋ Margaret Wander Bonanno (1990)

That belongs to the husband, the man of steel-rimmed glasses and steelier eyes. ❋ Muller, Marcia (1989)

But there did also exist the steelier Plato who is now at his especial ease in Heaven in the company of their bêtenoire, Aristotle. ❋ Ryle, Gilbert (1969)