slicker - Meaning in Konkani

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slick - Meaning in Konkani

slick Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of slicker in English

slick adjective

1. marked by skill in deception

   Synonyms

   crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

   Examples

   • "a foxy scheme"
   • "a slick evasive answer"
   • "a wily old attorney"
   • "cunning men often pass for wise"
   • "deep political machinations"
   • "sly as a fox"
   • "tricky Dick"
2. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

   Synonyms

   satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek

   Examples

   • "a silklike fabric"
   • "glossy auburn hair"
   • "satiny gardenia petals"
   • "silken eyelashes"
   • "silky skin"
   • "sleek black fur"
   • "slick seals and otters"
3. having only superficial plausibility

   Synonyms

   glib, pat, pat, pat

   Examples

   • "a slick commercial"
   • "glib promises"
4. superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

   Synonyms

   facile, neat

   Examples

   • "a slick advertising campaign"
   • "it was a neat plan, but bound to fail"
   • "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
5. made slick by e.g. ice or grease

   Examples

   • "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
   • "sidewalks slick with ice"

slick noun

1. a trowel used to make a surface slick
2. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
3. a slippery smoothness

   Synonyms

   slickness, slip, slip, slipperiness

   Example

   • "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
4. a magazine printed on good quality paper

   Synonyms

   glossy, slick magazine

slick verb

1. give a smooth and glossy appearance

   Synonyms

   sleek down, slick down

   Example

   • "slick one's hair"
2. make slick or smooth

   Synonyms

   sleek

Synonyms of slick

• slickness, slip, slipperiness
• glossy, slick magazine
• sleek down, slick down
• sleek
• crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
• satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek
• glib, pat
• facile, neat

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