Slick

adjective
slɪk

Adjective

  • having only superficial plausibility

    a slick commercial

    Similar:GlibPat
  • superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

    a slick advertising campaign

    Similar:FacileNeat
  • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

    slick seals and otters

    Similar:SatinySilkenSilklikeSilkySleek
  • marked by skill in deception

    a slick evasive answer

    Similar:CraftyCunningDodgyFoxyGuileful
  • made slick by e.g. ice or grease

    sidewalks slick with ice

    roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil

Noun

  • a slippery smoothness

    he could feel the slickness of the tiller

    Similar:SlicknessSlipSlipperiness
    Type of:Smoothness
  • a magazine printed on good quality paper

    Similar:Glossy
    Type of:MagazineMag
  • a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

    Type of:Film
  • a trowel used to make a surface slick

    Type of:Trowel

Verb

  • give a smooth and glossy appearance

    slick one's hair

    Type of:CombDisentangle
  • make slick or smooth

    Similar:Sleek
    Type of:PolishShineSmooth

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