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[ adjective ] having a smooth, gleaming surface

Examples

"glossy auburn hair" "satiny gardenia petals" "sleek black fur" "silken eyelashes" "silky skin" "a silklike fabric" "slick seals and otters"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Two men murmured with their heads together at the end of the bar , while the sleek headed bartender absently polished a glass .

Related terms

smooth

2
[ adjective ] well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

Examples

"sleek figures in expensive clothes"

Related terms

groomed

3
[ verb ] make slick or smooth

Synonyms

slick

Related terms

polish slickness

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