SLEEK


Meaning of SLEEK in English

adj. & v.

adj. 1 (of hair, fur, or skin, or an animal or person with such hair etc.) smooth and glossy. 2 looking well-fed and comfortable. 3 ingratiating. 4 (of a thing) smooth and polished.

v.tr. make sleek, esp. by stroking or pressing down. sleekly adv. sleekness n. sleeky adj.

[ later var. of SLICK ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.