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sleek
1[ sleek ]
adjective
sleeker, sleekest.
- smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- well-fed or well-groomed.
- trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined:
a sleek sports car.
- smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
- cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick:
a sleek confidence man.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
sleek
2[ sleek ]
verb (used with object)
- to make sleek; smooth; slick:
to sleek leather.
sleek
/ ː /
adjective
- smooth and shiny; polished
- polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous
- (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers
- (of a person) having a prosperous appearance
verb
- to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc
- usually foll by over to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sleek1
C16: variant of slick
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Gurr created the initial design, a “Buck Rogers”-inspired space age vehicle, as Gurr wanted it to feel sleek and ready for liftoff.
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It’s sleek, intuitive, and makes hand-rolling feel like a thing of the past.
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Other drivers glanced at my sleek rental car, their envy fueling my confidence.
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We were standing outside the sleek, two-story Thomas Mann House on a Friday morning last week.
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The renderings for the Warner Center redesign feature buildings that are sleek and modern but not outlandishly daring or unconventional.
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