silvery
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈsɪlvəɹi/, /ˈsɪlvɹi/
Adjective

silvery (comparative silverier, superlative silveriest)

  1. Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
    • 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify )”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. In Three Books, Dublin; London: Reprinted for A. Dodd, OCLC 1033416756 ↗:
  2. Sprinkled or covered with silver.
  3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
    a silvery laugh
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