Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slickered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slick-ered
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a slicker (coat)

adj

Dressed in a stylish and fancy manner.

adj

Smooth and shiny.

verb

simple past and past participle of slicker

Example Sentences

"The slickered brat, given a burnt siena replacement (my favorite color), then proceeded to chew it into flaking, disintegrating chunks."
"The slickered figure lifted a hand and pushed back his hood to reveal a shock of whiteblond hair above a weatherbeaten face that might once have been pale."
"No slickered stranger rides down the arroyo, jingles to the bar and thumps for booze."
"Got all slickered up, tipped my hat just right/Was goin' out to get married, it's saturday night"
"One of the waitresses, with wheat-blonde hair and large, mobile, slickered lips and very long lashes, adjusted Gus's tie."

Etymology

From slicker + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slicker

Questions

What does slickered mean?: Wearing a slicker (coat)
Where does slickered come from?: From slicker + -ed.

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