slick

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  1. adjective Smooth, glossy, and slippery: sidewalks slick with ice. See Synonyms at sleek.
  2. adjective Deftly executed; adroit: "as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water” (Tallulah Bankhead).
  3. adjective Shrewd; wily.
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  • Yan is known as a slick boxer with great defensive instincts but he understands that the fans want to see knockouts. —  Doghouse Boxing News
  • The offense was a bonus coming from Bonifacio, who joined Florida with a reputation as a slick-fielding but light-hitting speedster. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Only it's not the HD-slick, digitally perfect darling you might expect from an emerging director. —  Westword | Complete Issue
  • You should all know by now that we are going to be giving away a sleek, slick, awesome —  The Bleeding Edge
  • These two cases are very slick, as they can take the place of a wallet and also provide you the ability to prop up the iPod Touch or iPhone at a great angle so you can set it on a surface and view it. —  Gaming Nexus
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slippery ·  wet ·  sticky ·  shiny ·  moist ·  dirty ·  silky ·  muddy ·  uneven ·  clammy ·  tight ·  bare

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slick:   slicker
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  1. Middle English slike, from Old English *slice; see lei- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English sliken, from Late Old English -slīcian, -slȳcian (in nīgslȳcod, freshly smoothed).

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  1. = French schlich, from German schlich = Low German slick, pounded and washed ore; cf. Low German slick, dirt, mud, mire; Dutch slijk, German schlick, Middle High German slich, grease, mire: see sleech, slick.
 

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