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silky [ˈsɪlkɪ] adj silkier, silkiest
1. resembling silk in texture; glossy 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made of silk 3. (of a voice, manner, etc.) suave; smooth 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany covered with long fine soft hairs silky leaves silkily adv silkiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
silky Translations silky adj (+er) → seidig; voice → samtig; manner → glatt; movements → weich; silky smooth/soft → seidenweich silky [ˈsɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair, dress) → di seta; (skin) → vellutato/a; (voice) → suadente, carezzevole silky [ˈsɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair, dress) → di seta; (skin) → vellutato/a; (voice) → suadente, carezzevole How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Colonel Silky was evidently struck with my appearance. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. The silky grass with its ripe seeds came almost to his waist in the dampest spots. |
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