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In a calmly persuasive or glib manner
“You'd be surprised at how many people buy cars they had no intention of buying because some slick salesman took advantage of their lack of purpose.”
In a manner showing significant ability
“Because Cotton lacked the star power and slick production values of the Bond pictures, its makers compensated with elements that fulfilled the criteria of exploitation cinema.”
Adverb for having or being a slippery surface
“Caleb stumbled back, slipped on the slick stone, and fell.”
Adverb for having a shiny surface due to a covering of (greasy) liquid
“His straight, slick hair shone like silver in the moonlight.”
Adverb for smooth and superficially impressive, but typically insincere or shallow
“Far from being slick and superficial, it is, he says, a natural empathy with the listener which wins their sympathy and support and shows the best side of the politician.”
Adverb for having or showing skill in achieving one's ends, especially by deceit
“There have been many occasions when the work of so-called psychic photographers has been shown to have been produced by the slick methods of fraudulent manipulators.”
Adverb for the best of its kind or class
“Sure, you might rub elbows with someone on an elevator in a slick hotel, but are you going to have tea with the man who renovated the castle you’re staying in, enjoy chats with the modest but highly-accomplished artist whose work fills her sunny loft, or head to a hushed dive bar with the NYC native who happens to have an arm’s worth of Oscars on a shelf in his living room?”
Adverb for having a stylish or refined appearance
Adverb for able to persuade or convince
Adverb for talking easily and at length
Adverb for being in a clean and tidy state
Adverb for having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task
Adverb for pleasant and satisfactory, especially to the mind or senses
Adverb for smooth or slippery, especially as a result of being rubbed or ground
Adverb for covered by or resembling slime
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