slickness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  2. noun a kind of fluent easy superficiality
  3. noun a slippery smoothness

Etymology

From slick + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

trickery, hocus-pocus, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery

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