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sleek definition

sleek (slēk)

adjective

  1. smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
  2. of well-fed or well-groomed appearance fat, sleek pigeons
  3. polished in speech and behavior, esp. in a specious way; unctuous
  4. highly fashionable, or stylish; elegant

Etymology: var. of slick, with Early ModE vowel lengthening

transitive verb

to make sleek; smooth
also sleeken sleek′en

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