Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word steady-nerved.
Examples
-
People now expect us to be as good as you, ' laughed Latif Qenat, a 56-year-old with coiffed brown hair and neatly trimmed silver sideburns who plays Eagle Four ' s steady-nerved police chief.
U.S. Courts Afghans Through Television Maria Abi-Habib 2010
-
Along that ledge, steady-nerved, sure-footed climbers might creep, and make their way unseen into the fortress — and there do for us what I had in mind.
-
A terrific clap of thunder caused Grace to clap her hands over her ears with a little moan, while even steady-nerved Betty jumped in her seat and took a tighter grip of the steering wheel.
The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue Laura Lee Hope
-
The cool-headed, steady-nerved Stroke, bound to score;
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 5, 1890 Various
-
Ted was brown and healthy looking, clear-eyed, steady-nerved, for once, without the inevitable cigarette in his mouth.
Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Margaret Rebecca Piper
-
Ordinarily steady-nerved, the muscles in his tall lean figure were as weak as water.
The Laughing Fox Gruber, Frank 1940
-
He acted like the steady-nerved gambler at life that he was.
-
But as a big, steady-nerved friend and comrade, he certainly was a comfort.
Jean of the Lazy A 1915
-
The girl, realizing to the uttermost what lay before her, forced herself to rest, lying still under the stars, schooling herself to the steady-nerved action which was to have its supreme test.
The Bells of San Juan Jackson Gregory 1912
-
He acted like the steady-nerved gambler at life that he was.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise David Graham Phillips 1889
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.