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Sleek
Pronunciation : Sleek
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. slik; akin to Icel. slikr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. slihhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick, Slink.]
Definition : 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. Chaucer. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. Dryden.
2. Not rough or harsh. Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek. Milton.
[Compar. Sleeker; superl. Sleekest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sleek
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: With ease and dexterity. [Low]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sleek
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sleek
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over. Sleeking her soft alluring locks. Milton. Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. Shak.
t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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