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slickered

adj

Etymology

From slicker + -ed.

  1. derived from *sleyg-✻
  2. inherited from *slīkaz✻ — “sleek, smooth”
  3. inherited from slīc — “sleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick”
  4. inherited from slicke
  5. suffixed as slicker — “slick + er”
  6. suffixed as slickered — “slicker + ed”

Definitions

  1. Wearing a slicker (coat)

    • The slickered brat, given a burnt siena replacement (my favorite color), then proceeded to chew it into flaking, disintegrating chunks.
    • The slickered figure lifted a hand and pushed back his hood to reveal a shock of whiteblond hair above a weatherbeaten face that might once have been pale.

  2. Dressed in a stylish and fancy manner.

    • No slickered stranger rides down the arroyo, jingles to the bar and thumps for booze.
    • Got all slickered up, tipped my hat just right/Was goin' out to get married, it's saturday night

  3. Smooth and shiny.

    • One of the waitresses, with wheat-blonde hair and large, mobile, slickered lips and very long lashes, adjusted Gus's tie.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. simple past and past participle of slicker

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