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A waterproof coat or garment
“I grabbed my slicker as the rain poured down, ensuring that I stayed dry on my way to work.”
A person who lives in a big city
A dishonest or unprincipled person
A man unduly concerned with looking stylish and fashionable
An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips
Comparative for having or being a slippery surface
“Caleb stumbled back, slipped on the slick stone, and fell.”
Comparative for having a shiny surface due to a covering of (greasy) liquid
“His straight, slick hair shone like silver in the moonlight.”
Comparative for done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way
“Because Cotton lacked the star power and slick production values of the Bond pictures, its makers compensated with elements that fulfilled the criteria of exploitation cinema.”
Comparative for smooth and superficially impressive, but typically insincere or shallow
“Far from being slick and superficial, it is, he says, a natural empathy with the listener which wins their sympathy and support and shows the best side of the politician.”
Comparative for having the ability to persuade others, typically with guile or charm
“You'd be surprised at how many people buy cars they had no intention of buying because some slick salesman took advantage of their lack of purpose.”
Comparative for having or showing skill in achieving one's ends, especially by deceit
“There have been many occasions when the work of so-called psychic photographers has been shown to have been produced by the slick methods of fraudulent manipulators.”
Comparative for the best of its kind or class
“Sure, you might rub elbows with someone on an elevator in a slick hotel, but are you going to have tea with the man who renovated the castle you’re staying in, enjoy chats with the modest but highly-accomplished artist whose work fills her sunny loft, or head to a hushed dive bar with the NYC native who happens to have an arm’s worth of Oscars on a shelf in his living room?”
Comparative for showing a high level of skill or expertise
“Kanye is certainly a slick wordsmith, arguably better than Marshall.”
Comparative for having a stylish or refined appearance
Comparative for able to persuade or convince
Comparative for talking easily and at length
Comparative for being in a clean and tidy state
Comparative for marked by charm, confidence and elegance
Comparative for having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task
Comparative for designed or configured to run smoothly or efficiently
Comparative for pleasant and satisfactory, especially to the mind or senses
Comparative for coated, covered, or protected to prevent sticking, adhering, or clinging
Comparative for smooth or slippery, especially as a result of being rubbed or ground
Comparative for covered by or resembling slime
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