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Sprucely
see synonyms of sprucelyAdverb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sprucely
see synonyms of sprucelynoun
1.
any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Picea, cultivated for timber and for ornament: family Pinaceae. They grow in a pyramidal shape and have needle-like leaves and light-coloured wood
See also Norway spruce, blue spruce, white spruce, black spruce2.
the wood of any of these trees
adjective
neat, smart, and trim
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Sprucely
see synonyms of sprucely adjectiveWord forms: ˈsprucer or ˈsprucest
1.
neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
verb transitiveWord forms: spruced or ˈsprucing
2.
to make spruce
usually with up verb intransitive
3.
to make oneself spruce
usually with up noun
1.
any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic in cross section
2.
the soft, light wood of any of these trees
3.
any of several evergreen trees, as the Douglas fir, resembling the spruces
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Sprucely
see synonyms of sprucelyadj. spruc·er, spruc·est
Neat, trim, and smart in appearance: "a good-looking man; spruce and dapper, and very tidy" (Anthony Trollope).
v. spruced, spruc·ing, spruc·es
v.tr.
To make neat and trim: spruced up the chairs with new slipcovers.
v.intr.
To make oneself neat and smart in appearance: He was sprucing for the school dance.
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