Dictionary Check: slick

"slick" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

made slick by e.g. ice or grease

Example: "sidewalks slick with ice"
adjective

superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

Example: "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
Synonyms:
adjective

having only superficial plausibility

Example: "glib promises"
Synonyms:
adjective

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

Example: "satiny gardenia petals"
adjective

marked by skill in deception

Example: "cunning men often pass for wise"
noun

a slippery smoothness

Example: "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

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