Slickness and Shiftiness

Slickness

Slickness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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Synonyms for Slickness

Shiftiness and slickness are semantically related. in artfulness topic. In some cases you can use "Shiftiness" instead a noun "Slickness".

Shiftiness

Shiftiness noun - The quality of being a slippery rascal.

Slickness and shiftiness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slickness" instead a noun "Shiftiness".

Nearby Words: shift, shifty, shiftily
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