silky
adjective
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate.
silkiest
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superlativeof silky.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Your song with Coco Jones might be the silkiest thing you’ve ever done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Then top each bowl with a raw egg yolk for the silkiest carbonara sauce imaginable.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
For the silkiest, smoothest chocolate mousse, bring a ripe avocado into the mix.
From Salon ● May 15, 2021
Come for the critique of late capitalism, stay for Pike at her silkiest and most savagely compelling.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2021
She could imagine Yellow Kettle beading them, lining them inside with the silkiest rabbit fur and pieces of an old wool blanket.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
