slick

²slick

adj

Definition of SLICK

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

— slick adverb

— slick·ly adverb

— slick·ness noun

Examples of SLICK

1. Be careful as you drive home—the roads are slick.
2. big corporations and their slick lawyers
3. The new kid had some slick moves on the basketball court.
4. The students did a slick job of promoting the concert.
5. The video game has slick graphics.

Origin of SLICK

Middle English slyke; akin to Old English *slician

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SLICK

Synonyms: greased, greasy, lubricated, oiled, slicked, slippery, slippy, slithery

Antonyms: artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning

Related Words: brushed, buffed, burnished, glossed, ground, polished, rubbed, shined; coated, glazed, waxed; soapy, waxy; rasped, sandblasted, sanded, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scrubbed

Near Antonyms: coarsened, rough, roughened, scuffed, uneven

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