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slicked-back

slicked-back adjective: treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back.

Adjective

slicked-back (comparative more slicked-back, superlative most slicked-back)

  1. Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back
    • His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool.

Forms of slicked-back

comparativemore slicked-back
superlativemost slicked-back

Questions about slicked-back

What does slicked-back mean?
Slicked-back means treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back.
What part of speech is slicked-back?
Slicked-back is an adjective.

Words near slicked-back in the dictionary

  1. slicka pads
  2. slicked
  3. slicked back
  4. slicked down
  5. slicked up
  6. slicked-back
  7. slickem
  8. slickems
  9. slicken
  10. slickened
  11. slickening

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