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slick
Universal Words
adjective, noun, verb
adjective (slicker, slickest)
1 (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas:
a slick advertising campaign * a slick performance * You had to admire the slick presentation of last night's awards ceremony.
2 (sometimes disapproving) speaking very easily and smoothly but in a way that does not seem sincere
SYNGLIB:
slick TV presenters * a slick salesman * Her reply was too fast, too slick.
3 done quickly and smoothly:
The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing. * a slick gear change
4 smooth and difficult to hold or move on:
The roads were slick with rain.
slickly adverb:
The magazine is slickly produced.
slickness noun [U]
noun
1 (also oil slick) an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea:
a 50 km slick from the damaged tanker
2 a small area of sth wet and shiny:
a slick of sweat
verb [VN+adv./prep.] [usuallypassive] to make hair very flat and smooth by putting oil, water, etc. on it:
His hair was slicked back / down with gel.
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