sleekit

American  

[slee-kit] / ˈsli kɪt /

adjective

Scot.

1. sleeky.

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sleekit British  

/ ˈsliːkɪt /

adjective

1. smooth; glossy

2. unctuous

3. deceitful; crafty; sly

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Etymology

Origin of sleekit

First recorded in 1510–20; from the Scottish past participle of sleek ²

Example Sentences

He added: "This is the same shambles as last year - it's just more sleekit because instead of the SQA marking pupils down at the end of the process, the system will force teachers and schools to do it first."

From BBC

Ms Sturgeon was responding to claims by Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross that the country's exams body was still seeking to use historical data this year - but was merely being more "sleekit" about how it was done.

From BBC

“Wee sleekit, cow’ring, timorous Beastie,” said the drawbridge man.

From Literature

Mr. Cameron cited a popular passage in which the poet described a mouse — in Mr. Cameron’s implication, Mr. Salmond — as a “wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie.”

From New York Times

Wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie!

From Project Gutenberg