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sleek·y

   [slee-kee]
adjective, sleek·i·er, sleek·i·est.
1.
sleek; smooth.
2.
Chiefly Scot. sly; sneaky.
Also, Scot., sleeked  [sleekt] , sleekit.

Origin:
1715–25; sleek1 + -y1
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sleek (sliːk)
 
—adj
1.  smooth and shiny; polished
2.  polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous
3.  (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers
4.  (of a person) having a prosperous appearance
 
—vb
5.  to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc
6.  (usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)
 
[C16: variant of slick]
 
'sleekly
 
—adv
 
'sleekness
 
—n
 
'sleeky
 
—adj

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