adj. silk·i·er, silk·i·est 1. Made of silk; silken. 2. Resembling silk; smooth or lustrous. 3. Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers: a silky chick. 4. Pleasantly agreeable, as to the ear: a silky voice. 5. Suave or ingratiating: "the silky courtier's manipulation of an enfeebled king" (David Foster Wallace). silki·ly adv. silki·ness n. |
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