sleek
adjective/sliːk/
/sliːk/
(comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)
- (approving) smooth and shiny synonym glossy
- sleek black hair
- the sleek dark head of a seal
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- (approving) having an attractive smooth shape
- a sleek yacht
- the sleek lines of the new car
- (often disapproving) (of a person) looking rich, and dressed in smart and expensive clothes
- a sleek and ambitious politician
- sleek businessmen
Word Originlate Middle English: a later variant of slick (adjective and verb).
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