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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), adjective [Compar. {Sleeker} (sl[=e]k"[~e]r); superl. {Sleekest}.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[=i]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[=i]hhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. {Slick}, {Slink}.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. --Chaucer.
So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. --Dryden.
2. Not rough or harsh.
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sleek \Sleek\, adverb With ease and dexterity. [Low]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sleek \Sleek\, noun
1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
2. A slick. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sleek \Sleek\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sleeked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeking}.] To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.
Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sleek
adjective
1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
2: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
verb: make slick or smooth [syn: {slick}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
140 Moby Thesaurus words for "sleek": adipose, anal, balmy, blooming, blossoming, blubbery, booming, braw, buff, buffed, burnish, burnished, buttery, butyraceous, chic, chrismal, chrismatory, classy, clear, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, dinky, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elegant, exquisite, exuberant, fair, fat, fatty, fawning, finish, finished, flourishing, flowering, fruiting, furbish, furbished, genteel, glace, glance, glassy, glaze, glazed, gleaming, glistening, gloss, glossy, going strong, graceful, greasy, halcyon, hypocritical, in full swing, in good case, jaunty, lacquered, lardaceous, lardy, luster, lustrous, mucoid, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, oily, oleaginous, oleic, palmy, perfect, piping, polish, polished, posh, prospering, recherche, refine, rich, ritzy, rosy, round, rub, rubbed, satiny, scour, sebaceous, sharp, shellacked, shine, shining, shiny, shipshape, silken, silky, slick, slick down, slimy, slippery, smarmy, smart, smooth, smug, snazzy, snug, soapy, soigne, soignee, sophisticated, specious, spiffy, spruce, streamlined, style-conscious, suave, suety, swank, swanky, swell, tallowy, thriving, tidy, tight, tricksy, trig, trim, unctuous, unguent, unguentary, unguentous, varnish, varnished, velvety, vigorous, wax, well-cared-for, well-dressed, well-groomed
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