Noun
- 1. oilskin, slicker, macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack
- usage: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
- 2. slicker, sophisticate, man of the world
- usage: a person with good manners and stylish clothing
- 3. deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker, wrongdoer, offender
- usage: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Adjective
- 1. slick, slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy
- usage: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
- 2. glib, pat, slick, plausible (vs. implausible)
- usage: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
- 3. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick, bright (vs. dull)
- usage: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
- 4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, artful (vs. artless)
- usage: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
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