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单词 sleeky
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sleekyadj.

Brit. /ˈsliːki/, U.S. /ˈsliki/
Etymology: < sleek adj. and adv. + -y suffix1.
1. Marked by sleek condition.
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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy looking
quick?c1225
freshc1380
slickc1440
well-hueda1500
sleek1638
jollya1661
sonsy1720
sleekyc1725
well-looking1725
clean-run1881
the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective]
smeethc725
unroughOE
plaina1398
balghc1440
smoothc1440
glat1481
fair1486
handsmooth1530
terse1602
smooth-faced1647
sleekyc1725
smack-smooth1755
knotless1792
gleg1808
textureless1846
glabrous1860
unsculptured1891
the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > wrinkle > not having
unwrinkled1547
smooth-faced1591
smooth-skinned1611
unpleated1612
unbunched1615
sleek1638
sleekyc1725
unploughed1826
unlined1840
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > glossy
slickc1440
sleekyc1725
sleekish1850
c1725 Thomson Soporif. Doctor 1 Sweet sleeky Doctor! dear pacific soul!
1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 39 All intent to..wind the sleeky fleece.
1757 J. Dyer Fleece iii. 100 The grazier's sleeky kine obstruct the roads.
1814 J. Galt tr. C. Goldoni Love, Honor, & Interest i. i, in New Brit. Theatre III. 265 Like a sleeky snail That climbs into a hive.
1839 Blackwood's Mag. 46 654 We feel him rubbing his sleeky person against our dexter leg.
2. = sleeked adj. 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective]
ficklinga1240
glozing1297
blandingc1315
blandishingc1374
glaveringc1394
fleering?a1400
sleekedc1400
faginga1425
smoothc1450
flattering1484
cogging1542
flatterous1546
butterya1585
smooth-tongueda1593
oily1598
silken1598
slick-tongued1598
soothing1599
sleek1601
slick1606
blandiloquous1615
supellectile1615
colloguing1620
losengeous1632
oiled-tongued1632
daubing1655
blandiloquious1689
smooth-booted1706
palavering1764
pill-gilding1764
oily-tongued1788
buttering1789
sleeky1810
smooth-spoken1821
oleaginous1833
butteraceous1837
saponaceous1837
soft-soapy1849
soapy1854
blarneying1884
smarmy1924
sweet-talking1956
smoothie1959
smarming1970
blandiloquent-
1810 A. Cunningham et al. Remains Nithsdale & Galloway Song 187 Gane he has wi' the sleeky auld carle.
1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. 314 Sleeky Tam possesses both his own and his neighbour's farm at this day.
1863 ‘Holme Lee’ Annis Warleigh III. 3 The most sleeky evil countenance she had ever beheld.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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