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silky

[sil-kee]

adjective

silkier, silkiest 
  1. of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate.

    silky skin.

  2. Botany.covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf.



silky

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling silk in texture; glossy

  2. made of silk

  3. (of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth

  4. botany covered with long fine soft hairs

    silky leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • silkily adverb
  • silkiness noun
  • ˈ쾱 adverb
  • ˈ쾱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of silky1

First recorded in 1605–15; silk + -y 1
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Bae’s silky flute, when rough underneath, evoke the feeling you might get when taking a break from Bach an instant before the world’s most compelling composer overtakes your own senses.

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It’s silky, indulgent, and just acidic enough to feel like magic on the tongue.

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The summer cousin of apple butter, but richer somehow — silkier, sun-drunk.

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Butter lettuce is the soft one, silky and a little floral, with a quiet nuttiness near the center that sneaks up on you like a secret whispered in a sunlit kitchen.

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Pasta al limone is an exercise in simplicity and restraint — a crash course in emulsification resulting in a bright, silky dish that makes for a perfect weeknight spring meal.

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