silky
- of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin.
- Botany. covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf.
Origin of silky
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silken, luxurious, satiny, delicate, sleek, soft, plush, glossy, velvety, silk, tender, cottonyExamples from the Web for silky
Contemporary Examples of silky
But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.
Consider the trashy, silky sweatpants sent down the runway by Jarrar, complete with thick stripes running down the legs.
Oak, great balance and a good finish with stone fruits and just enough oak to round the wine to a silky smooth feel on the palate.
This silky rendition of the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song is irrepressibly groovy.
And the kid playing Biggie is a dead ringer for the silky smooth MC.
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Historical Examples of silky
The dress was of silky changeable tricolette, the skirt plain.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
He was proud of himself, from his silky bangs to the tip of his tasselled tail.
The Little ColonelAnnie Fellows Johnston
Their hair was long and thickly matted, and mixed with fine brown, silky wool.
The Field of IceJules Verne
But there was no mistaking the triumphant note in the silky, jeering tones.
When the Sleepers WokeArthur Leo Zagat
His hair, discoloured and silky, curled slightly over his ears.
ChanceJoseph Conrad
silky
- resembling silk in texture; glossy
- made of silk
- (of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth
- botany covered with long fine soft hairssilky leaves