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well-groomed en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Of a person, neat and well-dressed.
    • But winter can also be judged by the prominence of another scourge, one that is especially irksome in a city that places a premium on being well-groomed and immaculately coiffed: hat hair. 2003 February 17, Elissa Gootman, “A Chill Most Bitter: Learning to Accept Hat Hair”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
  2. Neat and tidy.
    • Its churchyard has a well-groomed air, with tailored hedges and lawns. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 55:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
best-groomed Degree=Sup lexicographic
more well-groomed Degree=Cmp lexicographic
better-groomed Degree=Cmp lexicographic
well groomed alternative lexicographic
most well-groomed Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

soigné · kempt

Translations (21)

pt arrumado (neat and well-dressed) · fi siististi pukeutunut (neat and well-dressed) · ru холёный (neat and well-dressed) · nrf souongni (neat and well-dressed) · nb nydelig (neat and well-dressed) · de soigniert (neat and well-dressed) · it ripulito (neat and well-dressed) · ru ухо́женный (neat and well-dressed) · fr soigné (neat and well-dressed) · es acicalado (neat and well-dressed) · cmn 衣冠楚楚 (neat and well-dressed) · fi siisti (neat and tidy) · hu ápolt (neat and well-dressed) · eu jaso (neat and well-dressed) · pl zadbany (neat and well-dressed) · it agghindato (neat and well-dressed) · de gepflegt (neat and well-dressed) · pl zadbany (neat and tidy) · da nydelig (neat and well-dressed) · fi siisti (neat and well-dressed) · it azzimato (neat and well-dressed)