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silk·y (s

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adj. silk·i·er, silk·i·est

1. Resembling silk; lustrous. See Synonyms at sleek.

2. Made of silk; silken.

3. Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers: a silky chick.

4. Ingratiating; seductive: spoke with silky plausibility.

silki·ly adv.

silki·ness n.

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Adv.

silkily - in a silky manner; "the young wheat shone silkily"; "`Darling,' she said silkily"

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silky			When Cocky, balanced on one leg, the other leg in the air as the foot of it held the scruff of Michael's neck, leaned to Michael's ear and wheedled, Michael could only lay down silkily the bristly hair-waves of his neck, and with silly half-idiotic eyes of bliss agree to whatever was Cocky's will or whimsey so delivered. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context And the wolf-dog, with ears flattened down and crouching, would slide silkily away, only to circle up to the foal from the other side and give cause to the mare for new alarm. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context The yard was quite dark as they turned into it and the poplar leaves were rustling silkily all round it. Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context			silk hat silk manufacturer Silk moth silk oak Silk Road silk screen print Silk serge Silk shag Silk spider silk stocking Silk thrower silk tree Silk vessel silk vine silk wood silk-cotton tree silk-lined silk-raising silk-screen silk-screen printing silk-stocking silkaline silken silkgrass silkie silkily silkiness silklike Silkman silkmoth Silkness silks silkscreen silkweed silkwood silkworm Silkworm gut silkworm moth Silkworm rot silkworm seed silky silky anteater silky cornel silky dogwood silky elm silky oak silky pocket mouse silky tamarin silky terrier silky willow silky wisteria			silked silked silked silked silken silken silken Silken fungus beetle Silken Threads Silken tofu Silken tofu Silken tofu silkgrass silkie silkie Silkie (chicken) Silkie (chicken) Silkie chicken Silkie chicken Silkie comb Silkie comb Silkie comb Silkie comb silkier silkier silkies silkies silkies silkiest silkiest silkily silkiness silkiness silking silking silking silking silklike Silkman silkmoth Silkness Silko, Leslie Silkroad Silkroad Online Silkroad Refractive Synchronization Communication Silkroute Silkroute silks silks silks silks silkscreen silkscreen silkscreen Silkscreen printing Silkscreening Silktassel Silkvine silkweed silkweed silkweed

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