Meaning & Definition of Slick in English

1. A slippery smoothness

• "He could feel the slickness of the tiller"

2. A magazine printed on good quality paper

3. A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

4. A trowel used to make a surface slick

1. Make slick or smooth

2. Give a smooth and glossy appearance

• "Slick one's hair"

1. Made slick by e.g. ice or grease

• "Sidewalks slick with ice"

• "Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

2. Having only superficial plausibility

• "Glib promises"

• "A slick commercial"

3. Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

• "Glossy auburn hair"

• "Satiny gardenia petals"

• "Sleek black fur"

• "Silken eyelashes"

• "Silky skin"

• "A silklike fabric"

• "Slick seals and otters"

4. Marked by skill in deception

• "Cunning men often pass for wise"

• "Deep political machinations"

• "A foxy scheme"

• "A slick evasive answer"

• "Sly as a fox"

• "Tricky dick"

• "A wily old attorney"