Silky
11silky — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Silky is used with these nouns: ↑coat, ↑dress, ↑fur, ↑hair, ↑mane, ↑material, ↑texture, ↑voice {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Silky is used with these adjectives: ↑smooth …
12silky — adjective 1 soft, smooth and shiny, like silk: silky fur 2 a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do something silkily adverb silkiness noun (U) …
13silky — mod. smooth; unctuous. □ Beware of anybody that silky. □ What a silky character. He could talk his way into the heart of some unsuspecting chick …
14silky — adjective (silkier; est) Date: 1611 1. a. (1) silken 1 (2) silken 2 b. smooth or fluid in motion < silky dance moves > 2. having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales • silkily …
15silky — silkily, adv. silkiness, n. /sil kee/, adj., silkier, silkiest. 1. of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin. 2. Bot. covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf. [1605 15; SILK + Y1] * * * …
16silky — adjective (silkier, silkiest) 1》 of or resembling silk. 2》 suave and smooth: a silky, seductive voice. Derivatives silkily adverb silkiness noun …
17silky — adjective her long, silky hair Syn: smooth, soft, sleek, fine, glossy, satiny, silken …
18silky — silken, silky *sleek, slick, glossy, velvety, satiny Analogous words: lustrous, luminous, lambent (see BRIGHT) …
19silky — silk•y [[t]ˈsɪl ki[/t]] adj. silk•i•er, silk•i•est 1) of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin[/ex] 2) bot covered with fine, soft hairs, as a leaf • Etymology: 1605–15 silk′i•ly, adv. silk′i•ness, n …
20silky — I. /ˈsɪlki/ (say silkee) adjective (silkier, silkiest) 1. of or like silk; lustrous; smooth. 2. Botany covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf; sericeous. {silk + y1} –silkily, adverb –silkiness, noun II …
