'slick' is a word that is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as an adjective to describe something as smooth and glossy, or it can be used to describe something as accomplished and efficient. Example sentence: His slick dance moves impressed the audience.
John is a lawyer: slick, conniving and low.
GRAN CANARIA If wrapping up warm for wintry romance isn't your thing, escape for a week in the Canary islands, where winter temperatures are usually around 20C. Gran Canaria, with its rolling sand dunes and lush palm plantations, has a stark beauty and, perhaps more importantly, a smattering of slick spa hotels.
Until the last few weeks the conventional wisdom in Washington, London and Arab capitals was that Isis had been forced on to the back foot, suffering from shortages of cash, weapons and problems of resupply, even if its morale was sustained by a slick propaganda machine that kept attracting recruits.
Now it's back and completely revamped: a slick maps and navigation app that gives Apple and Google's offerings a run for their money – especially with its offline feature.
The Germans had picked up where they left off against England, their slick exchanges sweeping downfield as Argentinian players gasped in their vapour trails.
For London, Bon Iver's mates Poliça are on hand, but far more interesting fare is offered outside of rock altogether, in the slick dance hands of Kindness and Mount Kimbie, and the ever-so-hip pop of Solange.
As much as anything, it was their sheer spirit, although the passing was slick at times and their defending was encouraging.
Hollywood slick, who cares, support the kids – raise awareness and then start the criticism.
So what is a slick corporation to do when it wants to appeal to young people?
The story Linda Jing tells in the video is slick and persuasive: she was a girl from a poor village forced to study by candlelight because there was no electricity until coal-fired power plants arrived, transforming her destiny and that of China.
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