Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - slick
Slick
slick
adj., n., & v. --adj. colloq. 1 a (of a person or action) skilful or efficient; dextrous (gave a slick performance). b superficially or pretentiously smooth and dextrous. c glib. 2 a sleek, smooth. b slippery. --n. 1 a smooth patch of oil etc., esp. on the sea. 2 Motor Racing a smooth tyre. 3 US a glossy magazine. 4 US sl. a slick person. --v.tr. colloq. 1 make sleek or smart. 2 (usu. foll. by down) flatten (one's hair etc.). Derivatives slickly adv. slickness n. Etymology: ME slike(n), prob. f. OE: cf. SLEEK
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English sliken, from Old English *slician; akin to Old High German slīhhan to glide Date: 14th century transitive verb to make sleek or smooth, intransitive verb spruce, II. adjective Etymology: Middle English slyke; akin to Old English *slician Date: 14th century 1. having a smooth surface ; slippery , having surface plausibility or appeal ; glib, glossy , based on stereotype ; trite , sleek 1, 3. characterized by subtlety or nimble wit ; clever, deft, skillful , extremely good ; first-rate, see: sleek ~ adverb ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. noun Date: 1849 1. something that is smooth or slippery, a film of oil, an implement for producing a smooth or ~ surface, a shrewd untrustworthy person, a popular magazine printed on coated stock and intended to appeal to sophisticated readers, an automobile tire made without a tread for maximum traction (as in drag racing), a military helicopter without armaments that is used to transport troops or light cargo ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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