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词汇 slickly
释义 slickly
adverb
uk /ˈslɪk.li/ us /ˈslɪk.li/

slicklyadverb (SKILFULLY)


in a way that operates or happens skilfully and effectively, without problems and without seeming to need effort:
Pop music there is dominated by slickly packaged songs and videos.
The restaurant is a very slickly run operation with an ambitious menu, well-prepared food, and efficient service.
disapproving
in a way that is skilful and effective but not sincere or honest:
She offered them employment while also slickly exploiting them.
She wasn't sure she wanted to accept his slickly charming offer.
The new book is neither slickly written nor edited, but it is sincere.
Don't expect slickly trained chefs.
He is far more slickly ambitious than his colleagues.
He drove slickly into the parking space.
They passed the ball around slickly throughout the game.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Skilled, talented and able
able
ably
accomplished
adept
adeptly
dexterous
dexterously
digital native
expert
expertly
pedigreed
polished
practised
preen
proficient
proficiently
well qualified
white-collar
with the best of themidiom
workmanlike

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Affected & insincere

slicklyadverb (SMOOTHLY)


in a way that is smooth, and moves easily:
The lid closes smoothly, and the volume control turns slickly.
The ball skidded slickly across the grass.
They led me slickly indoors.
She whizzed slickly from page to page of her computer database.

slickly | Business English


slickly
adverb
 MARKETINGuk /ˈslɪkli/us
in a way that is very clever or attractive, but lacks real meaning or importance:
a slickly modern hotel
slickly produced/packaged/marketedThe film is a slickly produced promotional piece.

Examples of slickly


slickly
The result is at once trashy, humorous low camp, yet unexpectedly touching and, perhaps above all, slickly produced and commercially viable.
There was no unemployment then disguised slickly as a "shake-out".
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We do not want to throw about praise and blame too slickly.
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You cannot use moral language quite so slickly as that.
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We will not solve the problem by trying slickly to get into the middle, no matter where it might be.
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They do not want romantic slogans, however slickly these may be packaged.
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He further states that it all seems rushed and comes off slickly, with little conviction.
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The turmoil that goes on inside the man's mind is slickly edited and trendily depicted on screen.
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The film balances plenty of slickly directed thrills and gore with some moments of humor.
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As slickly paced as a big-studio espionage movie, it nearly succeeds as a pure adrenaline-rush thriller.
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Athadu just about makes it as a slickly packaged entertainer but only for want of a better alternative.
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He went on to say that the film is slickly made with some outstanding performances.
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While the album was slickly produced, it was not received well by fans.
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Even so, their several individual numbers are done too slickly, too mechanistically.
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Hipgnosis covers rarely featured artists' photos on the outside, and most were in a gatefold cover format to provide ample space for their slickly photographed tableaux.
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