Definition of slick

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  • slick is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • slick is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • slick is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of slick

  • having only superficial plausibility (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a slick commercial

    Synonyms

    1. glib
    2. pat
  • a slippery smoothness (noun)

    Examples

    1. he could feel the slickness of the tiller

    Synonyms

    1. slickness
    2. slip
    3. slipperiness
  • superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a slick advertising campaign

    Synonyms

    1. facile
    2. neat
  • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light (adjective)

    Examples

    1. slick seals and otters

    Synonyms

    1. satiny
    2. silken
    3. silklike
    4. silky
    5. sleek
  • make slick or smooth (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. sleek
  • marked by skill in deception (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a slick evasive answer

    Synonyms

    1. crafty
    2. cunning
    3. dodgy
    4. foxy
    5. guileful
    6. knavish
    7. sly
    8. tricksy
    9. tricky
    10. wily
  • a magazine printed on good quality paper (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. glossy
    2. slick magazine
  • give a smooth and glossy appearance (verb)

    Examples

    1. slick one's hair

    Synonyms

    1. sleek down
    2. slick down
  • a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water (noun)
  • a trowel used to make a surface slick (noun)
  • made slick by e.g. ice or grease (adjective)

    Examples

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

See definition of slick in Merriam Webster