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Meaning of "silkily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SILKILY

silkily  [ˈsɪlkɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILKILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Silkily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SILKILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of silkily in the English dictionary

The first definition of silkily in the dictionary is in a glossy or silky manner. Other definition of silkily is in a manner that is covered with long fine soft hairs. Silkily is also in a suave or smooth manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILKILY


balkily
ˈbɔːlkɪlɪ
baulkily
ˈbɔːlkɪlɪ
bulkily
ˈbʌlkɪlɪ
cheekily
ˈtʃiːkɪlɪ
cockily
kɒkɪlɪ
gawkily
ˈɡɔːkɪlɪ
huskily
ˈhʌskɪlɪ
jerkily
ˈdʒɜːkɪlɪ
lankily
ˈlæŋkɪlɪ
luckily
ˈlʌkɪlɪ
milkily
ˈmɪlkɪlɪ
quirkily
ˈkwɜːkɪlɪ
shakily
ˈʃeɪkɪlɪ
skilly
ˈskɪlɪ
smokily
ˈsməʊkɪlɪ
sneakily
ˈsniːkɪlɪ
spookily
ˈspuːkɪlɪ
sulkily
ˈsʌlkɪlɪ
swankily
ˈswæŋkɪlɪ
unluckily
ʌnˈlʌkɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILKILY

silk-screen print
silk-screen printing
silkalene
silkaline
silken
Silken Ladder
silkgrower
silkie
silkier
silkiest
silkiness
silklike
silkoline
silkscreen
silktail
silkweed
silkworm
silkworm moth
silky
silky oak

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILKILY

flakily
flukily
friskily
kinkily
pawkily
perkily
peskily
pluckily
pokily
riskily
rockily
slinkily
snakily
snarkily
spikily
spunkily
stalkily
stickily
streakily
trickily

Synonyms and antonyms of silkily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «silkily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILKILY

Find out the translation of silkily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silkily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silkily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

silkily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sedosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

silkily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

silkily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

silkily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вкрадчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silkily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

silkily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soyeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sutera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seidig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

silkily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

silkily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silkily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngọt xớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

silkily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेशीमतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Silkily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

silkily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jedwabiście
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вкрадливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

silkily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταξένια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

silkily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

silkily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

silkily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silkily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILKILY»

The term «silkily» is normally little used and occupies the 136.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILKILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «silkily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «silkily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silkily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILKILY»

Discover the use of silkily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silkily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of ...
A virgately branching shrub ; branches loosely and scat- teredly leaved, smooth, silkily furred, older ones with a dark brown bark, when flowerbearing beset like a spike on all sides by numerous very short and sometimes nearly obsolete ...
Sydenham Teast Edwards, John Lindley, 1818
2
The Botanical Register: Each Number is to Consist of Eight ...
Suffrutescent ? silkily furred, branching, 2-3 feet high; stem about as thick as a common pen; branches long, straggling, herbaceous. Leaves greyish green, sessile, elongatedly oblong, subcuneate, with a short abrupt point; from an inch to an ...
Sydenham Edwards, John Bellenden Ker, John Lindley, 1821
3
Expectant Bride
'You're your own worst enemy,' he murmured silkily. 'I'd have paid one hell ofa lot moreif you had just kept quiet.' 'I'mnot greedy, and bythe way, when I said I wouldn'tbe working inthemaintenance department formuch longer, Iwasn't thinking ...
Lynne Graham
4
Flirting With Intent (Mills & Boon Modern Tempted) (The West ...
Kelly Hunter. enjoy coming home.' 'There are women who still do that?' He looked intrigued. 'Yes,'she saidpleasantly. 'I'm not one of them. I want a career.' ' Couldn't you do both?' he murmured silkily. 'Could you?' she asked in kind.' Would ...
Kelly Hunter, 2011
5
The Public Face of Modernism: Little Magazines, Audiences, ...
Rather than emptying her sexual moment of any "authenticity," as Richards implies, the commodity terms in which she experiences the moment are actively sexualized by her. Phrases like "silkily seductive," which are probably product slogans, ...
Mark S. Morrisson, 2001
6
Mills & Boon Vintage 90s... (Modern, Desire and Historical) ...
'But then,' he added silkily, 'I am not the one denying anything here.' 'Why don't you go to hell?' she flashed, for want of a better answer to that. 'What—again?' Her insides jumped, blue eyes flickering warily upwards to catch the way that those ...
Michelle Reid, Eileen Wilks, Margaret Moore, 2013
7
Desert Princes Bundle
'But you do miss Kharastan,' he said silkily. 'I can see it in your face whenever you talk about it. The dreamy look in your eyes.' His mouth hardened with resolve. 'I cannot think of a woman better qualified to help me rule—and just think what ...
Sharon Kendrick, 2009
8
Time Fuse
he asked silkily. 'Well we'll have to do something about that won't we? For the next week you'll be working for me.' He glanced at his watch, and for a moment Selina remembered the strength and male beauty of his body without its covering of ...
Penny Jordan, 2011
9
A Twisted Tale
She crooned silkily lost in thoughts. The Queen snapped her fingers rudely. 'Now begone. I have no other use for you.' Nevaeh nodded immediately, her eyes puffy and red. As she bowed once more to leave, the Queen spoke coldly. 'Oh, and ...
Sheryl Ewe
10
The Royal House of Karedes Collection Books 1-12 (Mills & ...
he questioned silkily. Horses were her passion—her reasonforbeing here—so she must drive from her mind the terrible fascination of seeing the sheikh in these distracting garments. Concentrate on the question, she told herself fiercely.
Sandra Marton, Sharon Kendrick, Marion Lennox, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILKILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silkily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night: 'the first Iranian vampire western'
More importantly, that buzzy strapline doesn't account for half the pleasures to be found in this silkily strange little film, in which genre awareness is always a part ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Mona Charen: Is Obama witting or witless in Iran deal?
A virtuoso of lip service (see his sympathy for Israel) and endless conjurer of straw men, he took few questions but silkily implied he had answered all objections. «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
3
Review: Pigeon House homes in on Clontarf
They're draped with ribbons of guanciale, pork fat so silkily delicate you picture the chef having to flick it off his fingers to get it to nuzzle up to the asparagus. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Obama: Witting or Witless?
A virtuoso of lip service (see his sympathy for Israel) and endless conjurer of straw men, he took few questions but silkily implied he had answered all objections. «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
5
Good wine at rock-bottom prices
Especially when the decidedly more upmarket London merchant Roberson is offering the silkily smooth and savoury joys of Bodegas Las Orcas Decenio Rioja ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
John Legend review – retro soul and stone-cold talent
Here, Legend's light tenor and rippling piano playing shape the songs, which silkily blend soul, jazz and Latin, and his band fill in the rest. It's a remarkably ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Three Unique Whiskies For That Special Papa
Not many casks can last 23 years, but this baby has. There's heather and wild flowers on the nose, the palate's silkily smooth and tinged with fruitcake and cream ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
The story behind Charlton, Law and Best's first title together in 1964/65
The burning question as the new campaign began was this: could the extraordinary gifts of the silkily graceful yet prodigiously powerful Englishman, the strutting ... «ManUtd.com, May 15»
9
The Mesut Özil wide experiment: Why it could turn out to be another …
In a central role, he was able to truly implement himself on games, silkily gliding around the pitch to provide star attackers Ronaldo, Benzema and Di Maria with ... «The Highbury Clock, Feb 15»
10
Playlist: Early summer mix feat. Robyn, Ratking, Le1f and more
Vic Mensa “Down on My Luck” The Internet's latest gift: a 20-year-old whiz kid rapping silkily over house beats circa the year of his birth. [Not on Spotify; stream it ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Silkily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/silkily>. Apr 2024 ».
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