sleek

[ sleek ]

/ slik /

adjective, sleek·er, sleek·est.

smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.

well-fed or well-groomed.

trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car.

smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.

cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick: a sleek confidence man.

Words nearby sleek

sled dog, sledder, sledding, sledge, sledgehammer, sleek, sleekit, sleeky, sleep, sleep a wink, not, sleep apnea

Origin of sleek

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of slick¹

SYNONYMS FOR sleek

5 smooth, suave.

OTHER WORDS FROM sleek

sleek·ly, adverbsleek·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for sleeker

Sleeker, thinner, lighter, tinnier—what exactly is the iPad Mini?
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Other designers, such as Joseph Altuzarra, prefer a sleeker shearling.
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Amazon's new wireless reading device is sleeker, faster—and will even tell you a bedtime story.
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The computers were sleeker, the machines were less noisy, the lights were more blinding.
First Day Out of Prison|John Forté|January 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST

But somehow thenceforth the name of that dog was never mentioned, and his brother led a more luxurious, a sleeker life than ever.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 28. July, 1873.|Various
He embarrasses us, as sleeker individuals of the herd and hive.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
The court cat, sleeker than in the days when Vance made her life a burden, sat alone on the upper step, placidly washing herself.
Prince Vance|Eleanor Putnam
By consequence they are larger and longer and sleeker than their working sisters.
What Is Man? And Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
These dogs were larger and sleeker than the other animals of the village.
Triple Spies|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for sleeker

sleek

/ (sliːk) /

adjective

smooth and shiny; polished

polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous

(of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers

(of a person) having a prosperous appearance

verb (tr)

to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc

(usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)

Derived forms of sleek

sleekly, adverbsleekness, nounsleeky, adjective

Word Origin for sleek

C16: variant of slick

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sleek

adjective, sleek·er, sleek·est.

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adjective

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