silkier; silkiest
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: smooth or fluid in motion
silky dance moves
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: having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales
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The cat has a silky coat.
The material has a silky feel.
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Essence, 27 June 2025
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Essence, 27 June 2025
Soft, stretchy, and silky smooth, AirEssentials is definitely worth the hype.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 June 2025
Rutherford Cabernets tend to be soft, silky, and polished.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Brendan Talwar and his colleagues conducted a comprehensive review and analysis of existing data on silky sharks, focusing on both large- and small-scale fisheries.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for silky
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“Silky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silky. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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