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sleeker

sleeker is the comparative form of sleek.

Meaning of sleek

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

  1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
    • sleek hair
  2. Glossy.
  3. Not rough or harsh.
    • Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.1673, John Milton, “Sonnet 11”, in Poems, line 10
  4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
    • But if it were like a rabbit that Rosa went, she came back like a weasel or some such sleek and lissom creature.1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 99
  5. Healthy, well-fed and well-groomed; in good condition.

See all 10 meanings of sleek

Noun

sleeker (plural sleekers)

  1. An instrument for sleeking or making smooth.
    • The blackwashing is here to be the very last operation, and to be well performed, and when dry must be polished by a large sleeker fitting the circle of the cylinder.1852, Frederick Overman, The Moulder's and Founder's Pocket Guide, page 120

Forms of sleeker

pluralsleekers

Origin of sleeker

From sleek + -er.

Questions about sleeker

What does sleeker mean?
Sleeker means an instrument for sleeking or making smooth.
What is sleeker the comparative form of?
Sleeker is the comparative form of sleek.
What part of speech is sleeker?
Sleeker is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeker?
The plural of sleeker is sleekers.

Words near sleeker in the dictionary

  1. sleeked
  2. sleeken
  3. sleekened
  4. sleekening
  5. sleekens
  6. sleeker
  7. sleekers
  8. sleekest
  9. sleekier
  10. sleekiest
  11. sleeking

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