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sleek

UK/sliːk/ US/ˈslik/ uncommon dated
adjective (2) verb (1)

adjective

1.

having a smooth, gleaming surface

  • “glossy auburn hair”
  • “satiny gardenia petals”
  • “sleek black fur”
  • “silken eyelashes”
  • “silky skin”
  • “a silklike fabric”
  • “slick seals and otters”
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2.

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

  • “sleek figures in expensive clothes”
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verb

1.

make slick or smooth

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Origin

A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.

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