silkier; silkiest
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: smooth or fluid in motion
silky dance moves
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: having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales
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Examples of silky in a Sentence
The cat has a silky coat.
The material has a silky feel.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bieber wore a silky, drape cream dress with a high neck and elbow-length sleeves.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 24 June 2024
Made with a silky fabric with billowing sleeves and a flowy skirt, this is a great formal option for those hot summer days.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
During the rare appearance, Liam kept his look on the casual side in trousers, a black sweater and a baseball cap, while Brooks opted for a more elegant look, donning a silky black two-piece set.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
Instead of silky seduction ready to turn on an unexpecting audience, this dystopian production runs headlong into a fatal error: If the Kit Kat Club were whacked out, wasted and so far removed from quotidian Berlin, none of the Nazis would be going.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 24 June 2024
Made with a silky fabric with billowing sleeves and a flowy skirt, this is a great formal option for those hot summer days.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
During the rare appearance, Liam kept his look on the casual side in trousers, a black sweater and a baseball cap, while Brooks opted for a more elegant look, donning a silky black two-piece set.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
Instead of silky seduction ready to turn on an unexpecting audience, this dystopian production runs headlong into a fatal error: If the Kit Kat Club were whacked out, wasted and so far removed from quotidian Berlin, none of the Nazis would be going.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Silky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silky. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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