Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slick
Participle: slicked
Gerund: slicking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slick |
| you | slick |
| he;she;it | slicks |
| we | slick |
| you | slick |
| they | slick |
Perfect
| I | have slicked |
| you | have slicked |
| he;she;it | has slicked |
| we | have slicked |
| you | have slicked |
| they | have slicked |
Past
| I | slicked |
| you | slicked |
| he;she;it | slicked |
| we | slicked |
| you | slicked |
| they | slicked |
Pluperfect
| I | had slicked |
| you | had slicked |
| he;she;it | had slicked |
| we | had slicked |
| you | had slicked |
| they | had slicked |
Future
| I | will slick |
| you | will slick |
| he;she;it | will slick |
| we | will slick |
| you | will slick |
| they | will slick |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slicked |
| you | will have slicked |
| he;she;it | will have slicked |
| we | will have slicked |
| you | will have slicked |
| they | will have slicked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slick |
| you | slick |
| he;she;it | slick |
| we | slick |
| you | slick |
| they | slick |
Perfect
| I | have slicked |
| you | have slicked |
| he;she;it | have slicked |
| we | have slicked |
| you | have slicked |
| they | have slicked |
Imperfect
| I | slicked |
| you | slicked |
| he;she;it | slicked |
| we | slicked |
| you | slicked |
| they | slicked |
Pluperfect
| I | had slicked |
| you | had slicked |
| he;she;it | had slicked |
| we | had slicked |
| you | had slicked |
| they | had slicked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slick |
| you | would slick |
| he;she;it | would slick |
| we | would slick |
| you | would slick |
| they | would slick |
Perfect
| I | would have slicked |
| you | would have slicked |
| he;she;it | would have slicked |
| we | would have slicked |
| you | would have slicked |
| they | would have slicked |
Imperative
| you | slick |
| we | Let's slick |
| you | slick |
Verbs conjugated like 'slick'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'slick'
blick,
click,
flick,
lick,
shlick,
sick,
slack,
sleck,
slice,
slink,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English slicke, slike, slyke, from Old English slīc (“sleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaz (“sleek, smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to glide, smooth, spread”).
2. Akin to Dutch sluik, dialectal Dutch sleek (“even, smooth”), Old Norse slíkr (“sleek, smooth”), Old English slician (“to make sleek, smooth, or glossy”).
Verbs referencing "slick"
English
slight.
Sample Sentences
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The surface had been slicked.
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So I slicked the broccoli with oil and seasonings and set it to roast. [2009 January 14, Melissa Clark, “Green, Gold and Pink: Fast, Easy and Delicious”, in New York Times:]