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slickly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English slick Middle English -ly English -ly English slickly From slick + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a slick manner; slipperily.
    • "We've demonstrated that when push comes to shove, we can be really fast, we can be agile, we can do things more slickly. 2020 May 20, Andrew Haines talks to Stefanie Foster, “Repurpose rail for the 2020s”, in Rail, page 35:

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most slickly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more slickly Degree=Cmp lexicographic