Sleeker
adjective, sleeker, sleekest.
1.
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
2.
well-fed or well-groomed.
3.
trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined:
a sleek sports car.
4.
smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
5.
cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick:
a sleek confidence man.
adjective
1.
smooth and shiny; polished
2.
polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous
3.
(of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers
4.
(of a person) having a prosperous appearance
verb (transitive)
5.
to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc
6.
(usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)
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