sleek, slick, glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance.
sleek suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning.
SLEEK definition: smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
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SLEEK definition: 1.
(especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and..
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1.
smooth or glossy, as hair.
2.
well-fed or well-groomed.
3.
finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car.
4.
smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
Definition of sleek adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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To make smooth and glossy on the surface: as, to sleek or slick the hair.
Technically— In currying and leather-dressing, to smooth the surface of (leather) by rubbing with an implement called a slicker.
smooth or glossy, such as hair: sleek, combed-back hair.
well-fed or well-groomed: looking sleek and healthy.
finely shaped; streamlined: a sleek sports car.
smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave..
