different between sillily vs silkily
sillily
English
Etymology
silly +? -ly
Adverb
sillily (comparative more sillily, superlative most sillily)
- (dated or hypercorrect) In a silly manner; foolishly.
- The man walked down the street so sillily that many a bystander stopped and stared slack-jawed.
Synonyms
- silly
sillily From the web:
- meaning of silly
- what does silly mean
silkily
English
Etymology
silky +? -ly
Adverb
silkily (comparative more silkily, superlative most silkily)
- In a silky manner.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses 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
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
silkily From the web:
- what does sulkily mean
- what does silkily
- silkily meaning
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