Dictionary definition · slick
noun
- a slippery smoothness"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
verb
- make slick or smooth
- give a smooth and glossy appearance"slick one's hair"
adjective
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease"sidewalks slick with ice"
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject"too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
- having only superficial plausibility"glib promises"
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk"satiny gardenia petals"
- marked by skill in deception"cunning men often pass for wise"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).