Category:Sleek

Sleek, a. [compar. Sleeker; superl. Sleekest.] Etym: [oe. slik; akin To icel. slikr, and oe. sliken to glide, slide, g. schleichen, ohg. Slihhan, 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 Sleek, adv.

Defn: with ease and dexterity. [low]

Sleek Sleek, n.

Defn: that which makes smooth; varnish. [r.]

Sleek Sleek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeking.]

Defn: 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. Shak.