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silvery Definition

sil·very (silvər ē)

adjective

    1. resembling silver, as in color or luster
    2. covered with or containing silver
  1. soft and clear, like the sound of a silver bell

silvery Related Forms
sil·veri·ness noun
silvery Synonyms

silvery

modif.

  1. Shining

    shiny, glittering, brilliant; see bright 1, shimmering.

  2. Musical

    melodious, resonant, sonorous; see harmonious 1, musical 1.

silvery Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • underside: Smooth, dark brown branches that often bear spines and narrow, light green leaves that are silvery on the undersides.

Modifies a noun

  • sheen: They have no freedom, Not since you painted their fragile wings With a silvery sheen gloss.
  • underside: The gray mullet has a greenish back, with a silvery underside.
  • foliage: It forms clumps of silvery blue, arched foliage.
  • gray: The bark is smooth in the shrub's youth, silvery gray with darker stripes.
  • bark: Observation hint: The silvery bark has conspicuous black patches.
  • moon: The golden gigantic sun Switches with the silvery moon.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: The conspicuous large bracts have an almost silvery sheen.
  • quite: The development of the Radiate Early radiates ( produced between AD 215 and about 260 ) are quite silvery in appearance.

Used with adjective complement

  • appear: They show up brownish in this enlarged scan but as they float around they appear silvery.
  • become: The spots and finger marks disappear and the body becomes silvery in color.
  • look: The rolling clouds were whiter, too, and the waters looked more silvery than ever.

Preposition: in

  • appearance: Some pike are silvery in appearance while others are dark and have vivid yellow spots.
  • color: The appearance was quite metallic and silvery in color.

Preposition: with

  • fin: Weever fish are silvery with a black venomous fin and spines.

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