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- DictionarySlick/slik/
adjective
- 1. (of an action or thing) done or operating in an impressively smooth, efficient, and apparently effortless way: "a slick piece of software"
- 2. (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy: "a dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail"
noun
- 1. an oil slick: "the slick is a serious threat to marine life"
- 2. a small smear or patch of a glossy or wet substance, especially a cosmetic: "a slick of lip balm"
verb
- 1. make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or cream to it: "his damp hair was slicked back"
The meaning of SLICK is having a smooth surface : slippery. How to use slick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slick.
ingenious; cleverly devised: a slick plan to get out of work. slippery, especially from being covered with or as if with ice, water, or oil. deftly executed and having surface appeal or sophistication, but shallow or glib in content; polished but superficial: a writer who has mastered every formula of slick fiction.
operating or performing skillfully and effectively and without seeming to try hard: Maz was such a slick fielder, one of the best in baseball. Slick can sometimes mean skillful and effective but lacking in sincerity: He was a slick politician with an answer for everything.
Slick means smooth or slippery, but it can also describe a smooth, effortless style. How did that Girl Scout talk you into buying so many boxes of cookies? It must have been her slick sales pitch.
1. A smooth or slippery surface or area. 2. a. A floating film of oil. b. A trail of floating material: a garbage slick. 3. An implement used to make a surface slick, especially a chisel used for smoothing and polishing.
1. adjective. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive. There's a big difference between an amateur movie and a slick Hollywood production. His style is slick and visually exciting. Synonyms: efficient, professional, smart, smooth More Synonyms of slick.
A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically. That was a great move locking your keys in the car, Slick.
smooth and difficult to hold or move on synonym slippery. The roads were slick with rain. Definition of slick adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SLICK meaning: 1. done with a lot of skill: 2. attractive but in a way that is not sincere or honest: . Learn more.
Definitions of 'slick' 1. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive. [...] 2. A slick action is done quickly and smoothly, and without any obvious effort. [...] 3. A slick person speaks easily in a way that is likely to convince people, but is not sincere. [disapproval] [...] More. Conjugations of 'slick'
