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   Slick

   /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" Similar efficientsmoothsmooth-runningpolishedwell organizedwell runstreamlinedskillfuldeftadroitdexterousmasterlyprofessionalcleversmartsharpshrewdOpposite amateurishclumsyinexpert
   • ▪ smooth and superficially impressive but insincere or shallow: "the brands are backed by slick advertising" Similar glibsmoothfluentplausibleneatpatsuperficialdisingenuousinsincerespeciousmeretriciousshallowOpposite profoundthoughtful
   • 2. (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy: "a dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail" Similar shinyglossyshiningsleeksmoothsilkysilkenoiledplastered downBrylcreemed
   • ▪ (of a surface) smooth, wet, and slippery: "she tumbled back against the slick, damp wall" Similar slipperyslitherywetgreasyoilyicyglassysmoothinformal:slippyskiddyrare:lubriciousOpposite dryrough

   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"
   • 3. a race car or bicycle tire without a tread, for use in dry weather conditions: "Hunt's victory resulted from the finest sort of judgment about when to change his wet tires to slicks"
   • 4. a glossy magazine: informal North American "writing for any of the so-called slicks was considered selling out"
   • 5. a person who is smooth and persuasive but untrustworthy. informal, derogatory North American

   verb

   • 1. make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or cream to it: "his damp hair was slicked back"
   • ▪ cover with a film of liquid; make wet or slippery: "she woke to find her body slicked with sweat"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slickly adverb
   • 2. slickness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slickSlick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SLICK is having a smooth surface : slippery. How to use slick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slick.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › slickSLICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slickSlick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › slickSlick - definition of slick by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 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. 4. Informal A magazine, usually of large popular readership, printed on high-quality glossy paper. 5.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   slick. (slɪk) Word forms: comparative slicker, superlative slickest, plural, 3rd person singular present tense slicks, present participle slicking, past tense, past participle slicked. 1.adjective. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › slickSLICK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SLICK definition: 1. done with a lot of skill: 2. attractive but in a way that is not sincere or honest: . Learn more.