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silky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of silky

1 smooth or delicate in appearance or feel

the plant's fibers feel silky to the touch

Synonyms of silky

cottony, downy, satin, satiny, silken, silklike, soft, velvetlike, velvety

Words Related to silky

chiffon, delicate, fine, slick

Near Antonyms of silky

bumpy, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly

broken, jagged, ragged, roughened, rugged, scraggy

grainy, granular, gritty

Antonyms of silky

coarse, harsh, rough, scratchy

2 covered with or as if with hair

the tops of the leaves are a dark glossy green, but the undersides are light and silky

Synonyms of silky

bristly, brushy, cottony, fleecy, furred, furry, hairy, hirsute, rough, shaggy, unshorn, woolly (also wooly)

Words Related to silky

bearded, bewhiskered, mustachioed (also moustachioed), whiskered

stubbled, stubbly

downy, fluffy, fuzzy, linty, nappy

Near Antonyms of silky

beardless, shaved, shaven

Antonyms of silky

bald, furless, glabrous, hairless, shorn, smooth

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