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
Examples of silky in a Sentence
The cat has a silky coat.
The material has a silky feel.
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Toss to coat, adding more pasta cooking water as necessary to create a silky sauce.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Get silky-smooth skin with the Foam Cleanser that helps shrink pores and wrinkles, or opt for the iconic Skin Caviar Cream Moisturizer to improve resilience and texture.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweeney and Dickson have been experimenting with more playful sartorial risks in the few months too; sailor chic via Coperni, subversive corporate attire with a pantsless suit and tie combo via Jean Paul Gaultier, and silky power suiting by Oscar de la Renta.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The addition of hydrating ingredients like glycerin gives the formula a silky, fast-absorbing texture that glides on smoothly and layers under moisturizer without a hint of greasiness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Get silky-smooth skin with the Foam Cleanser that helps shrink pores and wrinkles, or opt for the iconic Skin Caviar Cream Moisturizer to improve resilience and texture.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweeney and Dickson have been experimenting with more playful sartorial risks in the few months too; sailor chic via Coperni, subversive corporate attire with a pantsless suit and tie combo via Jean Paul Gaultier, and silky power suiting by Oscar de la Renta.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The addition of hydrating ingredients like glycerin gives the formula a silky, fast-absorbing texture that glides on smoothly and layers under moisturizer without a hint of greasiness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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