sleek
sleek definition
sleek (slēk)
adjective
- smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
- of well-fed or well-groomed appearance fat, sleek pigeons
- polished in speech and behavior, esp. in a specious way; unctuous
- 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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