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
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
Even her new spruceness was a comparatively recent manifestation.
From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank
In its respectable regularity, its order and spruceness, it gave an impression of sardonic horror; for never can the search for love have been so systematised and ordered.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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
