• Silvery

    Origin

    silver + -y

    Full definition of silvery

    Adjective

    silvery

    1. Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
      • Alexander Pope (1688-1744)All the enameled race, whose silvery wing
        Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
      • 2014-04-21, Subtle effects, Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
    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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