slyke

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slike

Etymology

From sliken (“smoothen, deceive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slik/, /sliːk/

Noun

slyke

1. slick, slippery
2. (figurative) deceptive, malicious

Derived terms

• slykeston

Descendants

• English: slick, sleek

References

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