silky


Definition: Meaning of, silky in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪlki /

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Positive Comparative Superlative
silky silkier silkiest
  1. soft, smooth, and shiny like silk
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  2. [only before noun] made of silk
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  3. a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when trying to persuade someone to do something
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silky used in phrases

  • Sydney silky (noun)
    1. australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
  • red-flowered silky oak (noun)
    1. tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia
  • silky anteater (noun)
    1. squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
  • silky cornel (noun)
    1. shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit
  • silky dogwood (noun)
    1. shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit
    2. shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel
  • silky elm (noun)
    1. large tree of Australasia
  • silky oak (noun)
    1. medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia
  • silky pocket mouse (noun)
    1. small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
  • silky tamarin (noun)
    1. golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane
  • silky terrier (noun)
    1. australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
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