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sleekit

[slee-kit]
adjective Scot.
  1. sleeky.
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Origin of sleekit

past participle of sleek2
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Historical Examples of sleekit

  • Any more than they did when Sir John Suckling apostrophised the "wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie."

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 22, 1920

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British Dictionary definitions for sleekit

sleekit

adjective Scot
  1. smooth; glossy
  2. unctuous
  3. deceitful; crafty; sly
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Word Origin for sleekit

Scottish, from past participle of sleek
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