Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silkily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: silk-i-ly
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a silky manner.

Example Sentences

"Gerty's were of the bluest Irish blue, set off by lustrous lashes and dark expressive brows. Time was when those brows were not so silkily seductive"

Etymology

Etymology tree English silky Middle English -ly English -ly English silkily From silky + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more silkily (comparative) most silkily (superlative)

Questions

What does silkily mean?: In a silky manner.
Where does silkily come from?: Etymology tree English silky Middle English -ly English -ly English silkily From silky + -ly.

How to pronounce silkily

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