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silk·y

 (sĭl′kē)
adj. silk·i·er, silk·i·est
1. Made of silk; silken.
2. Resembling silk; smooth or lustrous.
3. Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers: a silky chick.
4. Pleasantly agreeable, as to the ear: a silky voice.
5. Suave or ingratiating: "the silky courtier's manipulation of an enfeebled king" (David Foster Wallace).

silk′i·ly adv.
silk′i·ness n.
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silky

(ˈsɪlkɪ)
adj, silkier or silkiest
1. resembling silk in texture; glossy
2. (Textiles) made of silk
3. (of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth
4. (Botany) botany covered with long fine soft hairs: silky leaves.
ˈsilkily adv
ˈsilkiness n
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silk•y

(ˈsɪl ki)

adj. silk•i•er, silk•i•est.
1. of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin.
2. covered with fine, soft hairs, as a leaf.
[1605–15]
silk′i•ly, adv.
silk′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.silky - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
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silky

adjective smooth, soft, sleek, velvety, silken, lustrous, satiny I stroked her silky hair.
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silky

adjective
Smooth and lustrous as if polished:
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Translations
حَريري
hedvábný
selymes
silki-; silkimjúkur
ipek gibi

silky

[ˈsɪlkɪ] ADJ (silkier (compar) (silkiest (superl)))
1. [material] → sedoso; [sound, voice] → suave
a silky sheenun brillo sedoso
silky smooth or softsuave como la seda
2. (fig) [skills] → fino, depurado
a silky gear changeun suave cambio de marchas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

silky

[ˈsɪlki] adj
[hair, skin] → soyeux/euse
[voice] → caressant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

silky

adj (+er)seidig; voicesamtig; mannerglatt; movementsweich; silky smooth/softseidenweich
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silky

[ˈsɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair, dress) → di seta; (skin) → vellutato/a; (voice) → suadente, carezzevole
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silk

(silk) noun
1. very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.
2. thread, cloth etc made from this. The dress was made of silk; (also adjective) a silk dress.
ˈsilky adjective
soft, fine and rather shiny like silk.
ˈsilkiness noun
ˈsilkworm noun
the caterpillar of certain moths, which makes silk.
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References in classic literature ?
What was your Chief like?" Stalky asked, in his silkiest tones.
Allegre, however, looked on it as a colossal impertinence; but he answered in his silkiest tones:
"Think of your skin as a canvas.You need the silkiest, smoothest base possible for a sleek application, so do at least two full body exfoliations, on separate days, before tanning, paying special attention to problem areas such as the backs of the arms, where you may suffer with slight pimples.
Jockey(r) Lounge Dress This is the softest, silkiest material you've ever felt.
Later that year he became Liverpool's youngest ever player to appear in European competition and he would go on to develop into one of the silkiest English midfielders around.
"He's not the silkiest of players but he gets into those positions of danger and it came off well.
This Pinoy dumpling soup has the silkiest wonton skins, tastiest pork-chicken filling, and most potent peppery shrimp broth.
The blackberry note from this Kiwi belter from Gimblett Gravells, Hawkes Bay, is driven along by gentle acidity and the silkiest of tannins and as it moves along there is a return of that floral freshness and perfume that adds to the mile-long finish.
He may not have the silkiest touch or continental finesse, but he moves the ball quickly, accurately and effectively.
The Whites and Shankill United were the two clubs closest to McMinn's heart, of course, the former the team where he made his name as one of the silkiest, most naturally gifted players of his generation in the late Seventies and early Eighties, the latter the club he put on the Amateur League map with consecutive 2A and 1B titles a decade ago.
His left-footed shot from a difficult angle crowned the silkiest of Chelsea moves that began in their own half.
Bjarnason is the silkiest of the three, Whelan is the wise head and Jedinak is the man drafted in for the big occasion and the more physical opponents.