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词汇 silkily
释义 silkily
adverb
uk /ˈsɪl.kəl.i/ us /ˈsɪl.kəl.i/
in a way that is soft and smooth, like silk(= a delicate, soft type of cloth):
He lifted up a handful of her hair and let it slide silkily through his fingers.
Silkily soft yet still with a pleasant colour, the leeks make a sweet accompaniment for the fish.
(of someone's voice or behaviour) in a way that is polite, gentle, and usually attractive, but often slightly false or not to be trusted :
"So, which of us do you like better?" he asked silkily.
Though silkily implied rather than stated outright, his comments are unpleasantly racist.
After cooking, you should end up with silkily tender fruit.
He moved silkily through the shadows until he spotted her.
It was said softly, silkily, and like that it seemed to have significance.
The question was so silkily inserted that it took her by surprise.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Soft and fluffy
anneal
as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom
billowy
cottony
feathery
frothily
frothy
gauzy
lathery
limp
soften
softener
softness
soggily
sogginess
spongy
ultra-soft
velvet
velvety
workable

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