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"
adjective
having only superficial plausibility
Example:
"glib promises"
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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