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slickslick1 /slɪk/ adjective   - slick paper
- He's got a bunch of slick lawyers to get him out of paying the $11 million he owes us.
- I don't trust her. She's too slick.
- Thanks to O'Neil's slick fielding, the Giants won 3-1.
- They couldn't climb up the slick lime walls of the pit.
- As we all know, nomatterhow slick and glossy a campaign, it will never sell the unsellable.
- It's so slick you could be forgiven for thinking it's a close-ratio box.
- Not up on my tribes, I reckon, but you can tell him it was a slick operation.
- Printed in the shrill neons of commercial art, these leering posters document the slick, creeping hucksterism of contemporary life.
- Scores of new titles, with slick covers and graphics, fill the shelves.
- She forgets the steals, the rebounds, the slick ballhandling.
- The gear change is slick and rapid.
- The going was steep and treacherously slick in places, and Paige had all her concentration centred on staying upright.
good at persuading people► persuasive · Like most politicians, she can be very persuasive when she wants to be.· He is a very persuasive speaker. ► forceful able to express your ideas and opinions in a strong, confident way so that you persuade people to agree with you: · a manager with a forceful personality· He can be arrogant and forceful.· Betty Friedan was a forceful advocate of women's rights. ► pushy someone who is pushy annoys people by trying hard to make them do what they want, especially by repeatedly asking them or telling them to do something: · A good salesman is polite, enthusiastic, and not too pushy.· Pushy journalists shouted questions from the crowd. ► smooth-talking a smooth-talking person is usually insincere or dishonest although they have a pleasant, confident way of talking which easily persuades people: · a smooth-talking car salesman· A smooth-talking young man was offering to buy her a drink. ► slick good at persuading people by talking to them in a clever, confident way, but usually insincere or dishonest: · I don't trust her. She's too slick.· He's got a bunch of slick lawyers to get him out of paying the $11 million he owes us. a surface that makes you slide► slippery also slippy British spoken a slippery surface is so smooth or wet that it is difficult to stand or move safely on it: · Be careful - the floor is very slippery.· The pavements are a bit slippy so we have to walk carefully.· These boots give a good grip, even on slippery rocks.slippery with: · In places, the towpath is slippery with mud. ► slick American a surface that is slick is smooth and slippery: · They couldn't climb up the slick lime walls of the pit. 1if something is slick, it is done in a skilful and attractive way and seems expensive, but it often contains no important or interesting ideas:  a slick Hollywood production slick advertising The presentation was very slick.2if someone is slick, they are good at persuading people, often in a way that does not seem honest: a slick used-car salesman3done smoothly and quickly: He got round the defender using some slick footwork.4smooth and slipperyslick with Cars were sliding off roads that were slick with rain.5 American English old-fashioned very good or attractive—slickly adverb—slickness noun [uncountable] |