SLICK
What does "SLICK" mean?
Smooth, glossy, and slippery; or clever and superficially impressive.
Meanings
- Smooth and slippery, often dangerously so. The road was slick with rain after the storm.
- Done with skill and polish; deftly clever. It was a slick presentation that won the room.
- Smoothly persuasive in a way that suggests insincerity. Don't trust that slick salesman. informal
- A film of oil or similar substance spread over a surface, especially water. An oil slick spread across the harbour.
Word origin
From Middle English 'slik' (smooth, sleek), from Old English 'slician' (to make smooth); related to 'sleek', a later refined form of the same root.
Remember it
SLICK rhymes with 'quick' and 'slip' - smooth, fast, and easy to lose your footing on.
A little poem
The pitch was slick, the smile was wide-
and somewhere in the gloss, the truth had died.
couplet
Wordplay
- The con man's hair was so slick you could see your reflection - which is the only honest thing about him you'd ever get.
What it teaches
Polish hides as easily as it shines; the slickest surface is the hardest to stand on.
Quick facts
What does SLICK mean?
Smooth, glossy, and slippery; or clever and superficially impressive.
Is SLICK a valid word?
Yes — SLICK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLICK?
SLICK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLICK come from?
From Middle English 'slik' (smooth, sleek), from Old English 'slician' (to make smooth); related to 'sleek', a later refined form of the same root.
What can SLICK teach us?
Polish hides as easily as it shines; the slickest surface is the hardest to stand on.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.