slickest
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Definitions ofslickest
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
Example: "His large round head was shaved slick."
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
Example: "They read all kinds of slick magazines."
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
Example: "That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."
- (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
Example: "Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."
- Extraordinarily great or special.
Example: "That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"
- Sleek; smooth
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