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Meaning of 'slick' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slick [ a.]
- Sleek; smooth.
2 . Slick [ n.]
- See Schlich.
- A wide paring chisel.
3 . Slick [ v. t.]
- To make sleek or smoth.

Meaning of 'slick' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slick [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a slippery smoothness
Example in sentence:
  • he could feel the slickness of the tiller
2 . slick [ v]
Meaning (2):
- give a smooth and glossy appearance
Example in sentence:
  • slick one's hair
3 . slick [ s]
Meaning (3):
- marked by skill in deception
Example in sentence:
  • a foxy scheme;
  • a slick evasive answer;
  • a wily old attorney;
  • cunning men often pass for wise;
  • deep political machinations;
  • sly as a fox;
  • tricky Dick
Meaning (4):
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Example in sentence:
  • a silklike fabric;
  • glossy auburn hair;
  • satiny gardenia petals;
  • silken eyelashes;
  • silky skin;
  • sleek black fur;
  • slick seals and otters
Meaning (5):
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
Example in sentence:
  • a slick advertising campaign;
  • it was a neat plan, but bound to fail;
  • too facile a solution for so complex a problem
Meaning (6):
- having only superficial plausibility
Example in sentence:
  • a slick commercial;
  • glib promises
Meaning (7):
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
Example in sentence:
  • roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil;
  • sidewalks slick with ice

Nearby Words:

slibber slice sliced slicer slich slicing slicken slickens slickensides slicker

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