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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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Made from 100 percent Peruvian pima cotton, the tank has a light, silky texture that feels like a cool hug on a hot day.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
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—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Right out of the box, these sheets felt cool, smooth, and silky—but not in a slippery, satiny way that can make bedding feel synthetic.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 June 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Made from 100 percent Peruvian pima cotton, the tank has a light, silky texture that feels like a cool hug on a hot day.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
Local scientists help map silky shark populations For the first time, researchers have mapped the population structure of silky sharks in the eastern Pacific Ocean, offering new insights that could guide future conservation and management of the vulnerable species.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Right out of the box, these sheets felt cool, smooth, and silky—but not in a slippery, satiny way that can make bedding feel synthetic.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 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 19 Jun. 2025.
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