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slick

English

  1. 🔊 made slick by e.g. ice or grease
    “sidewalks slick with ice”
  2. 🔊 having only superficial plausibility
    “glib promises”
  3. 🔊 superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
    “too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
  4. 🔊 having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    “glossy auburn hair”
  5. 🔊 marked by skill in deception
    “cunning men often pass for wise”
  6. 🔊 a trowel used to make a surface slick
  7. 🔊 a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
  8. 🔊 a magazine printed on good quality paper
  9. 🔊 a slippery smoothness
    “he could feel the slickness of the tiller”
  10. 🔊 give a smooth and glossy appearance
    “slick one's hair”
  11. 🔊 make slick or smooth

Similar words

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