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| spruce [ sprooss ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle spruced, present participle spruc·ing, 3rd person present singular spruc·es) |
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make neat: to make a person, usually yourself, or a place cleaner and neater in appearance
 sprucing up the city for the celebrations
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adjective (comparative spruc·er, superlative spruc·est) |
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appearing neat and tidy: having a clean and well-cared-for appearance
a spruce young man
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| [Late 16th century. Origin ?] |
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| spruce·ly adverb |
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