sleek

Universal Words adjective (sleeker, sleekest) 1 (approving) smooth and shiny: sleek black hair / fur * the sleek dark head of a seal 2 (approving) having an elegant smooth shape: a sleek yacht * the sleek lines of the new car 3 (often disapproving) (of a person) looking rich, and dressed in elegant and expensive clothes: a sleek and ambitious politician * sleek businessmen / lawyers sleekly adverb: sleekly styled / groomed sleekness noun [U]