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silkily

silkily

1 4.1
In a smooth, soft way like silk
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɪl.kɪ.li/
translation icon : sedosamente
  • The fog rolled in silkily, cloaking the landscape in a gentle, soft mist.
  • say silkily

Examples

  • "You are going to kill me too?" "Wormtail, Wormtail," said the cold voice silkily, "why would I kill you?"

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "Poor Davey," Jason said silkily.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She slid silkily over my nakedness.

    Watch Out (2008)

  • When cool reptilian skin slid silkily along her bare leg, however, she jerked away with a cry.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Her hair fell silkily across his cheek, and the odor of her sweat stirred him.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A silkily written potboiler, wonderfully well-realized, entirely engrossing.

    Blog text (5)

  • More important than all that, though, I realize that it was and is possible to read the best of Bowen's novels as if they were easy and no less silkily urbane than she sometimes makes them seem to be, and as uncritical of the world they inhabit as her characters can be.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The fabric felt silkily smooth against her skin as she tried on the elegant dress.

  • His voice was silkily soft, making everyone in the room feel at ease.

Synonyms

sleekly
vssilkily
1 5.1

In a smooth, shiny, graceful way

is softer and more like smooth fabric than hard streamlined shape
plushly
vssilkily
1 5.5

In a soft, rich way that feels very comfortable and high quality

has a fine smooth feel rather than thick cushiony comfort
glossily
vssilkily
5.0

In a smooth, shiny way that looks bright

focuses more on soft, fine texture rather than surface shine

Antonyms

harshly
49 3.5

In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant

roughly
36 1.4

In a hard, violent way that shows no care

How Smooth

silkily
1 4.1
smoothly
173 2.3
coarsely
10 4.2
roughly
36 1.4

Surface Forms

silkily positive

Morphology

silkily = silky (transparent) = silk + silk + y + ly

Formed by the regular addition of the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'silky'; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Silkily comes from silk, the smooth, shiny cloth made by silkworms, plus the ending -ly, which means 'in a ... way'. So to do something silkily is to do it 'in a smooth, soft, or shiny way', just like the feel of silk.