slyke

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

slike

Etymology[edit]

From sliken (“smoothen, deceive”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /slik/, /sliːk/

Noun[edit]

slyke

slick, slippery
(figurative) deceptive, malicious

Derived terms[edit]

slykeston

Descendants[edit]

English: slick, sleek

References[edit]

“slī̆k(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

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