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well-groomed

[ wel-groomd, -groomd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the hair, skin, etc., well cared for; well-dressed, clean, and neat:
a well-groomed young man.
(of an animal) tended, cleaned, combed, etc., with great care.
carefully cared for; neat; tidy:
a well-groomed lawn.

well-groomed

First recorded in 1885–90

Cabins of U.S. jetliners aren't nearly as well groomed as their foreign counterparts.

Naturally, he likes his girlfriends to be well groomed, too, with their faces “done.”

They easily blended in among the aging hippies, well-groomed yuppies, and Hollywood actors.

The man on the posters has pale, close-set eyes, is well groomed, and has a curiously long neck.

Another palace picture showed the well-groomed little Mohamed a few years later talking on the phone as if playing president.

He was as well groomed as usual, but he was unmistakably pale beneath his new coat of tan.

In Cornelia's face the well-groomed expression showed sudden signs of immediate disorganization.

Made-up neckwear of any kind is not worn by well-groomed men.

He was especially well groomed, whereas Nibbetts was at once leonine, rugged, and nearly shabby.

He had recognized that it was more effective to appear the backwoods lawyer than the well-groomed attorney.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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