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silky
[sil-kee]
adjective
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate.
silky skin.
Botany.covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf.
silky
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
resembling silk in texture; glossy
made of silk
(of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth
botany covered with long fine soft hairs
silky leaves
Other Word Forms
- silkily adverb
- silkiness noun
- ˈ쾱 adverb
- ˈ쾱Ա noun
Example Sentences
Bae’s silky flute, when rough underneath, evoke the feeling you might get when taking a break from Bach an instant before the world’s most compelling composer overtakes your own senses.
It’s silky, indulgent, and just acidic enough to feel like magic on the tongue.
The summer cousin of apple butter, but richer somehow — silkier, sun-drunk.
Butter lettuce is the soft one, silky and a little floral, with a quiet nuttiness near the center that sneaks up on you like a secret whispered in a sunlit kitchen.
Pasta al limone is an exercise in simplicity and restraint — a crash course in emulsification resulting in a bright, silky dish that makes for a perfect weeknight spring meal.
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