Main Entry: ²slick

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English slyke; akin to Old English *slician

Date: 14th century

1 a : having a smooth surface : slippery <slick wet leaves> b : having surface plausibility or appeal : glossy <slick advertising> c : based on stereotype : trite <slick stories soon forgotten>
2 archaic : sleek 1
3 a : characterized by subtlety or nimble wit : clever; especially : wily <a slick swindler> b : deft, skillful <a slick ballplayer>
4 : extremely good : first-rate

synonyms see sleek, sly

— slick adverb

— slick·ly adverb

— slick·ness noun