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slickest

slickest is the superlative form of slick.

Meaning of slick

Adjective

slick (comparative slicker, superlative slickest)

  1. Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
    • This rain is making the roads slick.
  2. Sleek; smooth.
    • Both slick and dainty.[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer...
  3. Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
    • They read all kinds of slick magazines.
  4. Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
    • That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything.
    Synonyms:
    glib
  5. (often, sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.
    • Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.
  6. (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
    • That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!

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Questions about slickest

What is slickest the superlative form of?
Slickest is the superlative form of slick.

Words near slickest in the dictionary

  1. slicker brush
  2. slicker brushes
  3. slickered
  4. slickering
  5. slickers
  6. slickest
  7. slickhead
  8. slickheads
  9. slicking
  10. slicking back
  11. slicking down

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