- 1soft, smooth, and shiny like silk silky fur
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- 2[usually before noun] smooth and gentle He spoke in a silky tone.
- 3made of silk or cloth that looks like silk a silky dress
NAmE//ˈsɪlkəli//
adverb “How have I changed?” he asked silkily. NAmE//ˈsɪlkinəs//
noun [uncountable] The leaves are gray and silky smooth.See silky in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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