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Webster 1913 Edition


Sleek

Sleek

(slēk)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sleeker
(slēk′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Sleekest
.]
[OE.
slik
; akin to Icel.
slīkr
, and OE.
sliken
to glide, slide, G.
schleichen
, OHG.
slīhhan
, D.
slik
,
slijk
, mud, slime, and E.
slink
. Cf.
Slick
,
Slink
.]
1.
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy;
as,
sleek
hair
.
Chaucer.
So
sleek
her skin, so faultless was her make.
Dryden.
2.
Not rough or harsh.
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow
sleek
.
Milton.

Sleek

,
adv.
With ease and dexterity.
[Low]

Sleek

,
Noun.
1.
That which makes smooth; varnish.
[R.]

Sleek

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sleeked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking
.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.
Sleeking
her soft alluring locks.
Milton.
Gentle, my lord,
sleek
o’er your rugged looks.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Sleek

SLEEK

,
Adj.
[See Like]
1.
Smooth; having an even smooth surface; whence, glossy; as sleek hair. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
2.
Not rough or harsh, Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.

Definition 2024


sleek

sleek

English

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

  1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
    sleek hair
    • Dryden
      So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
  2. Not rough or harsh.
    • Milton
      Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.

Translations

Adverb

sleek (comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)

  1. (dated) With ease and dexterity.

Verb

sleek (third-person singular simple present sleeks, present participle sleeking, simple past and past participle sleeked)

  1. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

Translations

Noun

sleek (uncountable)

  1. That which makes smooth; varnish.

Translations

Anagrams


Scots

Etymology

Variant of slick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slik/

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

  1. sleek

Verb

sleek (third-person singular present sleeks, present participle sleekin, past sleekit, past participle sleekit)

  1. to sleek