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Meanings of spruceness in English

The state of being neat and smart and trim.

Usage of spruceness in English
1
Cleanliness and spruceness are the rule among the Quincy Market men and stall-keepers.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 / A Magazi...
2
A tight-drawn belt-lastrelic of his official spruceness-madea deep furrow in his circumference.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
3
A new, a surprising spruceness had laid hold of him.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
4
Still, there's always a bank review or an in-law interview that requires a degree of spruceness.
The Irish Times
5
He came early in the evening, with his usual air of determination and a somewhat unusual spruceness.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
6
Neat he was to spruceness, and while of no more than medium height he had the shoulders of an acrobat.
Tales of Chinatown
Spruceness through the time