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spruceness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spruce \Spruce\, a. [Compar. {Sprucer}; superl. {Sprucest}] [Perhaps fr spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was an article of finery. See {Spruce}, n.] 1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons. ``Neat and spruce array.'' --Remedy of Love. 2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] ``Now, my spruce companions.'' --Shak. He is so spruce that he can never be genteel. --Tatler. Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See {Finical}. -- {Sruce"ly}, adv -- {Spruce"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spruceness n : the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: {neatness}]
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