sleekly
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5.1
- adverb
- /sliːkli/
:
elegantemente
- Passengers on these sleekly designed vehicles are silently and smoothly whisked via an air suspension system over water and land, and through the magnificent Contemporary Resort Hotel for a breathtaking inspection of its muraled lobby.
- sleekly handsome
- sleekly modern
- sleekly dressed
It's a trashy religion with bullshit, sleekly packaged bullshit that tries to make people find a loophole to be a bad person.
- It's a trashy religion with bullshit, sleekly packaged bullshit that tries to make people find a loophole to be a bad person.
Examples
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Therefore the event is a lot more sleekly produced, you have a lot more star power.
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Beside him was a young woman with a short, stylish haircut that shrieked "in"; she was dressed sleekly in a black leather jumpsuit and a heavy gold metallic belt.
Fiction book (1990) -
I thought I had seen the sleekly tapered rear of something decidedly foreign.
Fiction book (1995) -
A high-tech, sleekly designed television monitor rises up... clicks on.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was sleekly muscled, with no sign of flab anywhere.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her skirt, pouffed at the waist, tapers sleekly to mid-calf.
Fiction book (1991) -
She found the tall, sleekly elegant building within three, and despite a case of nerves, stepped gratefully into the warm, dry lobby.
Fiction book (1999) -
Myra and Hebbing enter an office decorated with sleekly understated opulence; the view through large windows is of apparently prosperous skyscrapers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sleekly groomed, tall and graceful in a tailored suit whose modest style still manages to let the world know it cost more than my monthly take-home pay, Ms. Thayer is a paragon.
Fiction book (1995) -
The car's design is sleekly elegant, with smooth lines and a glossy finish.
Synonyms
56
2.8
In a smooth and beautiful way that looks controlled
22
3.9
In a graceful and stylish way
4
3.5
In a fashionable and elegant way
1
4.1
In a smooth, soft way like silk
1
5.0
In a stylish and elegant way
In a smooth, shiny way that looks bright
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleekly comes from sleek, an old word that meant 'smooth and shiny'. Imagine stroking an animal's fur or polishing a car until it lies flat and shines — doing something sleekly is doing it in a smooth, polished, and elegant way.