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silvery

[sil-vuh-ree] / ˈsɪl və ri /
ADJECTIVE
argent
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It looked like the silvery blade of a knife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

The statuesque Ms. Chapa wears a silvery unitard that bares her shoulders and arms to allow for winglike moments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A BlackFly painted in EMS livery waited for me in the silvery grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

He lacked the abrasiveness or gruffness found in many metal singers, opting instead for a theatrical melodic yowl with silvery overtones.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

And even from a distance, Clare could see that her skin had gone the color of his tail—a silvery pallor that seemed to mean something very bad.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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