sleekly

In streamlined fashion

Sleekly means in a smooth, glossy, or streamlined manner.

It describes movement or appearance that suggests polished elegance: The cat moved sleekly through the grass.

It can also convey slick efficiency, sometimes with a hint of superficiality: The salesman sleekly deflected every objection.

smooth

polished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

lustrous · satiny · buffed · gleaming · shiny · burnished · gliding · frictionless · streamlined · seamless

elegant

sophisticated

Worldly and cultured

chic · suave · debonair · urbane · polished · cultivated · poised · svelte · trim · dapper

minimalist

uncluttered

Free from disorder

functional · efficient · neat · tidy · compact · modern · contemporary · understated · stripped-down

aerodynamic

streamlined

Made smooth and efficient

tapered · swept-back · bullet-shaped · finned · sculpted

Opposites
surface texture/smoothness

sleeklyroughly

In approximate terms

coarsely · jaggedly · raggedly · shaggily · unevenly

grooming/appearance

sleeklyshaggily

In disheveled fashion

disheveledly · messily · scruffily · sloppily · raggedly

elegance/refinement of movement

sleeklyclumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

awkwardly · gracelessly · inelegantly · ungainly · lumberingly

Phrases
Family

sleek, sleeked, sleeking, sleekness, sleeker, sleekest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G