Slicker

adjective noun verb

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

What it means

  1. (adjective) Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. “His large round head was shaved slick.”
  2. (adjective) Appearing expensive or sophisticated. “They read all kinds of slick magazines.”
  3. (adjective) Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy. “That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything.”
  4. (adjective) (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy. “Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.”
  5. (adjective) Extraordinarily great or special. “That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!”
  6. (adjective) Sleek; smooth
  7. (noun) One who or that which slicks.
  8. (noun) (originally North America) A waterproof coat or jacket.
  9. (noun) A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
  10. (noun) A swindler or conman.
  11. (noun) A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
  12. (noun) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.

Letter analysis

  • Slicker contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Slicker mean?

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

How many letters are in Slicker?

Slicker has 7 letters.

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