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silkily, adv.|ˈsɪlkɪlɪ| [f. silky a. + -ly2.] a. In a silky manner.
1815Sporting Mag. XLVI. 53 The favourite animal is silkily painted. 1859Meredith R. Feverel xv, His hair..fell away slanting silkily to the temples. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 428 Glumes silkily ciliate. 1947A. P. Gaskell Big Game 91 Flash young things with lipstick, long-legged in high-heeled shoes, stood silkily, smoking tailormades. 1980K. Follett Key to Rebecca iii. 37 ‘Thank heaven you're back,’ he said silkily. b. Smoothly, quietly; used esp. of the running of an engine or machine.
1923Daily Mail 7 Aug. 3 (Advt.), I was much impressed with the vehicle..beautifully suspended and runs very silkily. 1962I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxix. 280 He drew it [sc. the dagger] silkily out of its sheath. 1978Lancashire Life Apr. 141/1 The 132–2000..would slip silkily into top at anything from 25 m.p.h. upwards. |