Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleeky

/ˈsliːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sleeky
IPA: /ˈsliːki/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

slick; sly; untrustworthy

Example Sentences

"When all is o'er, out to the door they run, With new comb'd sleeky hair, and glist'ning cheeks, Each with some little project in his head."
"He thought that the moulting season was over, and that he was rejoicing in the fulness of a sleeky plumage, and by his side was a Java sparrowess, chirping and hopping about, rendering the cage as populous to him as though he were the tenant of a bird-fancier's shop."
"Even when with heavy / Plume and pall / The sleeky coaches roll by, / Coffin, flowers and all, / He laughs, for he sees / Crouched on the coffin a small / Yellowy shape go by— / Death, uneasy and melancholy."
"Why, I thought he was a straight-haired, sleeky, canting snake of a man."

Etymology

From sleek + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sleek

Inflected Forms

sleekier (comparative) sleekiest (superlative)

Rhymes With

wiki sneaky cheeky freaky tiki kiki squeaky leaky geeky peaky streaky creaky

Questions

How do you pronounce sleeky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsliːki/.
What does sleeky mean?: sleek; slick
Where does sleeky come from?: From sleek + -y.

How to pronounce sleeky

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