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sleekly

/ˈslikli/SLEE-klee
/ˈslikli/SLEE-klee

Meaningin a way that is smooth

Common meaning: in a sleek way

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)slikr‘smooth’source
  2. Middle Englishslikesource
  3. Englishsleek‘smooth and glossy’
  4. Englishformed in English from sleeksleekly‘in a sleek way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is smooth. It can be inferred from any of: sleek.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from sleek + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • slikr Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “smooth”

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