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unsleek

/ˈʌnˈsliːk/

unsleek adjective: not sleek, the opposite of sleek; rough.

Adjective

unsleek (comparative more unsleek, superlative most unsleek)

  1. Not sleek, the opposite of sleek; rough.
    • Then she that saw him lying unsleek, unshorn, Gaunt as it were the skeleton of himself, Uttered a little tender dolorous cry.1874, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King
    • Bruce Nauman uses neon not to advertise a product or service but to make absurd or insulting proclamations, and his fiberglass is heavy and unsleek.1997 September 5, Mark Swartz, “Rebuilding the Material World”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of unsleek

comparativemore unsleek
superlativemost unsleek

Origin of unsleek

From un- + sleek.

Questions about unsleek

What does unsleek mean?
Unsleek means not sleek, the opposite of sleek; rough.
What part of speech is unsleek?
Unsleek is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unsleek?
Unsleek is pronounced /ˈʌnˈsliːk/.

Words near unsleek in the dictionary

  1. unslavish
  2. unslavishly
  3. unslayable
  4. unslayableness
  5. unsleazy
  6. unsleek
  7. unsleep
  8. unsleepable
  9. unsleepably
  10. unsleepful
  11. unsleepily

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