Sprucely
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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."
Adverb
- 1 in a smart manner wordnet
Example
More examples"'Ah ! Hawk,' said one very sprucely dressed personage in a Newmarket coat, a choice neckerchief, and all other accessories of the most unexceptionable kind."
Etymology
From spruce + -ly.
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