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Definition of Sleek

1. Verb. Make slick or smooth.

2. Adjective. Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed. "Sleek figures in expensive clothes"

3. Adjective. Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow. "A streamlined convertible"

4. Adjective. Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. "Slick seals and otters"

Definition of Sleek

1. a. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.

2. adv. With ease and dexterity.

3. n. That which makes smooth; varnish.

4. v. t. To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.

5. n. A slick.

Definition of Sleek

1. smooth and glossy [adj SLEEKER, SLEEKEST] / to make sleek [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sleek

Medical Definition of Sleek

1. 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. "So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make." (Dryden) 2. Not rough or harsh. "Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek." (Milton) Origin: OE. Slik; akin to Icel. Slikr, and OE. Sliken to glide, slide, G. Schleichen, OHG. Slihhan, D. Slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. Slink. Cf. Slick, Slink. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleek

sledgehammers sledger sledgers sledges sledge dog sledging sledgings sleds sled dog slee

sleech sleeches sleechier sleechy sleek (current term) sleek (current term) sleeked sleeken sleekened sleekening

sleekens sleeker sleekers sleekest sleekier sleekiest sleeking sleekings sleekit sleekly

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