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Silky vs Silkily - What's the difference?

silky | silkily |

As an adjective silky

is similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

As an adverb silkily is

in a silky manner.

silky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
    • cloth with a silky lustre
    a silky wine

    Derived terms

    * silky oak

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

    silkily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a silky manner.
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
    • 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