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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English slick English unslick From un- + slick.
Meanings
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Not slick; not polished or fancy.
And here in the penthouse offices of Senator Entertainment, Bret Easton Ellis, another symbol of those super-slick times, is sprawled in a soft chair, wearing decidedly unslick running shoes and sweats.
2009 January 13, Michael Cieply, “Injecting a Taste of the Flush and Flashy ’80s Into Sundance”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unslick | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unslick | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |