silky
adjective
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate.
silkily
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a word derived from
silky.
Example Sentences
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He took a silkily rendered lock of the avatar’s hair between his fingers, and began to cut away.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022
Los Angeles’ mayor, Frank Shaw, silkily told Americans over the radio, “The sun is shining over Southern California today and ... Los Angeles is still smiling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Finally, it starred a dominant showing from the tallest of the Bulldogs’ starters, 6-foot-10 sophomore Drew Timme, who moves silkily like someone shorter and whose matriculation from Dallas-ish to Spokane, Wash., illustrates Gonzaga’s national reach.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2021
Best find Azor, from debut director Andreas Fontana, a silkily executed, menace-laden art thriller about a Swiss banker in dictatorship-era Argentina.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
“After all this time, we are reunited,” the voice said silkily.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
