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Definition of: silky
(sil′kē) adjective silk·i·er, silk·i·est
1. Like silk in any way; soft; lustrous.
2. Made of or consisting of silk; silken.
3. Long, fine, and appressed, as hairs, or covered with such hairs, as leaves.
4. Gentle or insinuating in manner; smooth and persuasive: usually in a bad sense, implying insincerity.
—silk′i·ly adverb
—silk′i·ness noun
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