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sleek
1[ sleek ]
adjective
- smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- well-fed or well-groomed.
- trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined:
a sleek sports car.
- smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
- cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick:
a sleek confidence man.
Synonyms: slippery, shady, glib, shrewd, artful, smooth, refined, polished
sleek
2[ sleek ]
verb (used with object)
- to make sleek; smooth; slick:
to sleek leather.
sleek
/ sliːk /
adjective
- smooth and shiny; polished
- polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous
- (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers
- (of a person) having a prosperous appearance
verb
- to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc
- usually foll by over to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)
Derived Forms
- ˈsleeky, adjective
- ˈsleekness, noun
- ˈsleekly, adverb
Other Words From
- sleekly adverb
- sleekness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleek1
Example Sentences
The foremost trendsetter of Scandi-sleek design and New Nordic food knows no limit to its progressive reputation.
With a sleek look and perfect pour, the Axium is the decanter of choice for serving red wine during the cold winter months.
But early vampire myths were a far cry from the sleek, cloaked version Stoker described.
The sleek, peanut-shell sized device slips on near the collarbone.
If ESPN is a sleek bachelor pad, ESPNW is the cottage next door filled with Activia and ultra-soft toilet paper.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
You have waxed fat and sleek in your seneschalship; this easy life in Dauphiny appears to have been well suited to your health.
He thought that he saw a sleek rounded head closely covered by a black silk hood.
She did not perceive that she was talking like her father as the sleek geldings ambled in review before them.
Kip Burland also recognized the handsome, energetic man with the sleek black hair and small, waxed mustache.
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