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silky.

Adjective
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MEANING

Smooth and soft like silk.

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Words that belong together

  • silky texture
  • silky voice

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The lining had a silky feel.
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silky

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative silkier; superlative silkiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.

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