slickly

An adverb meaning "in a smooth, efficient, and often deceptively skillful manner." It can describe actions performed with polished ease, sometimes implying cleverness or a lack of sincerity.

• 🇩🇪Adverb, das eine Handlung als glatt, effizient und oft trügerisch geschickt beschreibt; sie wird mit routinierter Leichtigkeit ausgeführt, manchmal mit dem Beiklang von Gerissenheit oder Unaufrichtigkeit.

1. Smoothly and efficiently B2 informal

   In a way that is smooth, polished, and seemingly effortless, often with skill.

   • The presentation was slickly delivered by the CEO.
   • He slickly maneuvered the car through the narrow streets.
   • The team slickly executed the complex project plan.

   🇩🇪Glatt und effizient

   Synonyme: adroitlycleanlydeftlyefficientlyeffortlesslyfluentlynimblyskillfullysmoothly

2. In a deceptively smooth manner C1 informal

   In a way that is superficially smooth or plausible, often implying cleverness or trickery.

   • The salesman slickly convinced them to buy the extended warranty.
   • She slickly avoided answering the direct question.
   • He slickly talked his way out of the situation.

   🇩🇪Auf raffinierte Weise

   Synonyme: craftilycunninglygliblyplausiblyslylyspeciouslysuavely

   Antonyme: franklyhonestlyopenlysincerelystraightforwardly

• more slickly comparative form
• most slickly superlative form