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sprucely

adv

Etymology

From spruce + -ly.

  1. inherited from Spruce
  2. suffixed as sprucely — “spruce + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a spruce manner

    In a spruce manner; neatly and elegantly.

    • 'Ah ! Hawk,' said one very sprucely dressed personage in a Newmarket coat, a choice neckerchief, and all other accessories of the most unexceptionable kind.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA