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slick1
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- pronunciation:
- slIk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
slicker, slickest |
definition 1: |
having a smooth, shiny, or slippery surface.
slick, ice-covered roads- synonyms:
- glossy, sleek
- similar words:
- glassy, glazed, glossy, greasy, lacquered, lubricious, lustrous, polished, shiny, silky, skiddy, sleek, slimy, slippery, smooth
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definition 2: |
clever, esp. in deception.
a slick salesman- synonyms:
- artful, crafty, cunning, slippery, sly, wily
- similar words:
- calculating, clever, cunning, devious, foxy, glib, neat, resourceful, scheming, sharp, shrewd, sneaky, sophisticated, subtle, wily
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definition 3: |
skillful or smooth, but without depth or substance; superficial.
slick mannersa slick way with words- synonyms:
- glib, glossy
- similar words:
- glib, oily, pretentious, scheming, shifty, smarmy, smooth, specious, suave, superficial, unctuous
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related words: |
cunning, foxy, glib, greasy, neat, scheming, shifty, sophisticated, subtle, superficial, wily |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an area with a slippery surface, or the substance that makes it slippery.
an oil slick on the water- similar words:
- coat, coating, film, scum, spot
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definition 2: |
(informal) a popular magazine printed on glossy paper.
- synonyms:
- glossy
- similar words:
- glossy, magazine
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derivations: |
slickly (adv.), slickness (n.) |
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