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- Dictionaryslick/slɪk/
adjective
- 1. done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way: "Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing game" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy: "a dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail" Similar
noun
- 1. an oil slick: "the slick is a serious threat to marine life"
- 2. an application or amount of a glossy or oily substance: "a slick of lip gloss"
verb
- 1. make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or gel to it: "his damp hair was slicked back"
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SLICK definition: 1. operating or performing skilfully and effectively, without problems and without seeming to need…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLICK is having a smooth surface : slippery. How to use slick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slick.
ingenious; cleverly devised: a slick plan to get out of work. slippery, especially from being covered with or as if with ice, water, or oil. deftly executed and having surface appeal or sophistication, but shallow or glib in content; polished but superficial: a writer who has mastered every formula of slick fiction.
1. adjective. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive. There's a big difference between an amateur movie and a slick Hollywood production. His style is slick and visually exciting. Synonyms: efficient, professional, smart, smooth More Synonyms of slick.
n. 1. A smooth or slippery surface or area. 2. a. A floating film of oil. b. A trail of floating material: a garbage slick. 3. An implement used to make a surface slick, especially a chisel used for smoothing and polishing. 4. Informal A magazine, usually of large popular readership, printed on high-quality glossy paper. 5.
adjective. /slɪk/. /slɪk/. (comparative slicker, superlative slickest) (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas. a slick advertising campaign. a slick performance.
Slick means smooth or slippery, but it can also describe a smooth, effortless style. How did that Girl Scout talk you into buying so many boxes of cookies? It must have been her slick sales pitch.
