Slick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /slɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slick is an adjective meaning Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
Meaning
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
More Meanings
- Sleek; smooth.
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- (often sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.
- (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
- (by extension, hydrodynamics, US, dated) A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress through the water of the shock wave generated by the explosion.
Example Sentences
Both slick and dainty.
This rain is making the roads slick.
His large round head was shaved slick.
They read all kinds of slick magazines.
Word Forms
- slicker
- slickest
- slicks
- slicking
- slicked
Synonyms for slick
Depending on context, synonyms include glib, cunning, artful, slip, sleek, knavish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slippery, satiny, sleek, slipperiness, slippy, smooth.
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