silky
silky
Definition
silky (sil′kē)
adjective silk′i·er, silk′i·est
- of or like silk; soft, smooth, lustrous, etc.
- having fine, soft, silklike hairs, as some leaves
silk′i·ly adverb
silk′i·ness noun
silky
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- have: The Yorkie has as very silky, long coat that parts at the spine and grows down either side of the dog.
- feel: The coat should be long, dense, weatherproof, and glossy and feel silky.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- leave: With skin protecting ginseng and oil controlling walnut shell flour to leave skin silky smooth and balanced.
Modifies a noun
- tannin: The palate is concentrated, rich and juicy with ripe black fruit flavors and silky tannins.
- smoothness: This Riesling is made in the dry style, and shows classic stony fruit with a refreshing acidity and silky smoothness.
- lotion: Suitable for all over body use, the silky lotion glides on, or the convenient spray makes covering hard to reach areas easy.
- texture: Pure Sesame Oil can be used to nourish the skin or massage the body for a smooth, silky soft skin texture.
- fur: Silky black fur covered her body now which was growing rapidly.
- coat: Baby Harp Seal This baby harp seal will have a silky white coat for only the first three weeks of its life.
Modifying Another Word
- very: They are very silky hairy which provide the flower bud with some degree of protection in the depth of winter.
- long: She has long silky ultra dark brown hair, with the deepest dark brown eyes.
- so: Emma's hair is oh so silky and Clare's stomach is naturally tanned and flat as a board!
- almost: On the palate the wine has almost silky black fruit flavors which lead to a lovely rounded finish.
- unbelievably: This means it's unbelievably silky when applied and it's most effective in preparing the skin for treatment.
- wonderfully: Wonderfully silky in texture it offers a superbly exotic medley of ripe fruits.
Preposition: in
- texture: The coat should be of medium length and fine and silky in texture.
Browse dictionary entries near silky
- silkworm
- silkweed
- silken
- silk-stocking
- silk-screen process
- silk-screen print
- Silk Road
- silk hat
- silk-cotton tree
- silk cotton
- silky terrier
- sill
- sillabub
- sillimanite
- silly
- Silly Putty
- silo
- Siloam
- Silone
- siloxane
