slick (
http://definr.com/slick)
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
"satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn:
glossy,
satin(a),
satiny,
sleek,
silken,
silky,
silklike]
2: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with
ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and
hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
3: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
slick commercial" [syn:
glib,
pat]
4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
wily old attorney" [syn:
crafty,
cunning,
dodgy,
foxy,
guileful,
knavish,
sly,
tricksy,
tricky,
wily]
n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn:
slickness,
slipperiness,
slip]
2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick
magazine}]
3: a trowel used to make a surface slick
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn:
sleek]
2: give a smooth and glossy appearance, as to one's hair [syn:
slick down,
sleek down]