Slick — synonyms, definition

1. slick (a)

adipose athletic clean-cut dapper glaring glassy glossy greasy handsome icy jaunty oily oleaginous polished robust shiny silken sleek slippery sly • • •

2. slick (Verb)

coast glide skid skim sleek down slick down slide slip slither

slick (Verb) — Make slick or smooth.

slick (Verb) — Give a smooth and glossy appearance. ex. "slick one's hair" ex. "slick down one's hair"

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3. slick (Adjective)

crafty cunning dodgy foxy glib guileful knavish pat satiny silklike silky tricksy tricky wily

slick (Adjective) — Made slick by e.g. ice or grease. ex. "pavements slick with ice" ex. "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

slick (Adjective) — Having only superficial plausibility. ex. "a slick commercial"

slick (Adjective) — Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. ex. "slick seals and otters"

slick (Adjective) — Marked by skill in deception. ex. "a slick evasive answer"

4. slick (Noun)

slick magazine slickness slipperiness

slick (Noun) — A slippery smoothness. ex. "he could feel the slick of the tiller"

slick (Noun) — A magazine printed on good quality paper.

slick (Noun) — A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.

slick (Noun) — A trowel used to make a surface slick.

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