silkier; silkiest
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: smooth or fluid in motion
silky dance moves
2
: having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales
Examples of silky in a Sentence
The cat has a silky coat.
The material has a silky feel.
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Traits of a Silky Mom Here are some of the main traits of a silky mom.
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
Chewy dumpling wrappers brimming with silky smooth black beans under a deluge of queso fresco and salsa macha.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Dive into a round of project cooking to make the charcuterie, like gio lua (silky chicken sausage), that star in banh mi, those irresistible spiky Vietnamese sandwiches.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Creams and balms melt into skin without tugging, while newer powder formulas are silky enough to avoid that chalky, flat look.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
Chewy dumpling wrappers brimming with silky smooth black beans under a deluge of queso fresco and salsa macha.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Dive into a round of project cooking to make the charcuterie, like gio lua (silky chicken sausage), that star in banh mi, those irresistible spiky Vietnamese sandwiches.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Creams and balms melt into skin without tugging, while newer powder formulas are silky enough to avoid that chalky, flat look.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
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 12 Mar. 2026.
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