silky

From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlki/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlki
• Homophone: Sylki

silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)

1. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

   silky hair

   cloth with a silky lustre

2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.

   a silky wine

   a silky voice

   silky skills

3. (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
4. (slang) Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.

   Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.

• (like silk): silken, silklike; seric (rare)

silky (plural silkies)

1. Alternative spelling of silkie

• “silky”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “silky”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

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