Silvery Definition

sĭlvə-rē
adjective
silverier, silveriest
Resembling silver, as in color or luster.
Webster's New World
Covered with or containing silver.
Webster's New World
Soft and clear, like the sound of a silver bell.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Silvery

Adjective

Base Form:
silvery
Comparative:
silverier
Superlative:
silveriest

Origin of Silvery

  • silver +"Ž -y

    From Wiktionary

Silvery Sentence Examples

  • It is a silvery white metal which burns on heating in air.

  • His gaze fell to the silvery ring the man before him wore.

  • Magnesium is a silvery white metal possessing a high lustre.

  • Rhyn turned to peer at her through silvery eyes, flicking his tail in impatience.

  • Albinos seem to be rather common; and as in other fishes (for instance, the tench, carp, eel, flounder), the colour of most of these albinos is a bright orange or golden yellow; occasionally even this shade of colour is lost, the fish being more or less pure white or silvery.

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Words Starting With

SSISIL

Words Ending With

YRYERY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With Y