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Etymology
Etymology tree English spruce Middle English -ly English -ly English sprucely From spruce + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sprucely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sprucely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |