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spruced Definition


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spruce2
adj
    1. Neat and smart, especially in appearance and dress.
      Thesaurus: neat, trim, tidy, well groomed, dapper, elegant, natty, slick; Antonym: disheveled.
verb
    spruced, sprucing
    1. To make oneself, someone or something neat and tidy.
      Thesaurus: preen, primp, groom, neaten.
      Form: spruce up (usually)
Derivative: sprucely
adverb
    Derivative: spruceness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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