slick meaning and definition

SLICK noun

Definition of slick (noun)

1. a slippery smoothness
   • "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
   • synonyms: slickness, slip, slipperiness
2. a magazine printed on good quality paper
   • synonyms: glossy, slick magazine
3. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4. a trowel used to make a surface slick

SLICK verb

Definition of slick (verb)

1. make slick or smooth
   • synonyms: sleek
2. give a smooth and glossy appearance
   • "slick one's hair"
   • synonyms: sleek down, slick down

SLICK adjective

Definition of slick (adjective)

1. 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"
2. having only superficial plausibility
   • "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
   • synonyms: glib, pat
3. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
   • "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
   • synonyms: satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek
4. marked by skill in deception
   • "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
   • synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily