SILKILY
silkily
(adverb) in a silky manner; “the young wheat shone silkily”; “‘Darling,’ she said silkily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
silkily (comparative more silkily, superlative most silkily)
In a silky manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SILKY
Silk"y, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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