silk·y

[sil-kee]
adjective, silk·i·er, silk·i·est.
1.
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin.
2.
Botany. covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf.

Origin:
1605–15; silk + -y1

silk·i·ly, adverb
silk·i·ness, noun
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silky (ˈsɪlkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , silkier, silkiest
1.  resembling silk in texture; glossy
2.  made of silk
3.  (of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth
4.  botany covered with long fine soft hairs: silky leaves
 
'silkily
 
adv
 
'silkiness
 
n

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Silky is always a great word to know.
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plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
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silky definition


  1. mod.
    smooth; unctuous. : What a silky character. He could talk his way into the heart of some unsuspecting chick.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Cold, stiff frosting will look dull and clumpy, not silky and smooth.
Silky smooth, luscious, and surprisingly good with chocolate sauce.
Silky smooth, luscious, and surprisingly good with chocolate sauce.
They also offer lotions and crèmes rich in honey, silky smooth and available in
  designer fragrances.
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