"unsleek" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌnˈsliːk/ Forms: more unsleek [comparative], most unsleek [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + sleek. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sleek}} un- + sleek Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsleek (comparative more unsleek, superlative most unsleek)
  1. Not sleek, the opposite of sleek; rough.
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