slicklyadv.

Brit.

/ˈslɪkli/, U.S.

/ˈslɪkli/

Forms: Also 1500s slickely.

Etymology: < slick adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Sleekly, smoothly. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adverb] > straight

slicklya1616

lankly1924

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 81 Let their heads bee slickely comb'd.

1973 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 17/1 Walter Albini likes to see his male models with their hair oiled slickly down like George Raft's.

2. Cleverly, deftly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly

slylyc1275

sly1370

featly1436

addresslya1500

sleightly?c1510

clean1531

trickly1542

neatlya1547

trick1564

cleanly1583

cleverly1654

clever1664

adroitly1695

adeptly1804

slick1825

shrewdly1851

cleverishly1881

slickly1893

niftily1901

eptly1974

1893 Daily News 14 Apr. 2/2 Look..how slickly they are painted, with what knowledge and skill.

1927 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 12/5 The play..needs to be more slickly produced and better acted in order to be made convincing.

1978 ‘K. Royce’ Satan Touch vi. 99 Slickly he turned his hand down to indicate the chair.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slickly
释义	slicklyadv. Brit. /ˈslɪkli/, U.S. /ˈslɪkli/ Forms: Also 1500s slickely. Etymology: < slick adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Sleekly, smoothly. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adverb] > straight slicklya1616 lankly1924 a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 81 Let their heads bee slickely comb'd. View more context for this quotation 1973 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 17/1 Walter Albini likes to see his male models with their hair oiled slickly down like George Raft's. 2. Cleverly, deftly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly slylyc1275 sly1370 featly1436 addresslya1500 sleightly?c1510 clean1531 trickly1542 neatlya1547 trick1564 cleanly1583 cleverly1654 clever1664 adroitly1695 adeptly1804 slick1825 shrewdly1851 cleverishly1881 slickly1893 niftily1901 eptly1974 1893 Daily News 14 Apr. 2/2 Look..how slickly they are painted, with what knowledge and skill. 1927 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 12/5 The play..needs to be more slickly produced and better acted in order to be made convincing. 1978 ‘K. Royce’ Satan Touch vi. 99 Slickly he turned his hand down to indicate the chair. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1616
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