spruceness
- a word derived from spruce.
Example Sentences
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The pleasure of his “Horseplay” comes principally from the spruceness of his rhythm and the way he makes each phrase feel brim full.
From New York Times • May 29, 2013
Some of the gentlemen celebrated the occasion by an unusual spruceness of attire, and others by being sober enough to attend to business.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Cleanliness and spruceness are the rule among the Quincy Market men and stall-keepers.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
He came early in the evening, with his usual air of determination and a somewhat unusual spruceness.
From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
To the curious glances of certain of his neighbors who had never before seen the Chief Inspector otherwise than a model of cleanliness and spruceness he was indifferent.
From Dope by Rohmer, Sax
