sprucy

American  

[sproo-see] / ˈspru si /

adjective

sprucier, spruciest

1. spruce.

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Etymology

Origin of sprucy

First recorded in 1765–75; spruce ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“You don’t look sprucy, like you did, Br’er Tarrypin,” says Br’er Fox.

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)

I ain' hatter ax you, dough, 'kase you done look so sprucy wid yo' by'ud all comb' out an' yo' wattles puff' up.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

The packed hut was passably well ventilated, but its heavy, meaty smells were not the same to our noses as those we were accustomed to in the sprucy nooks of the evergreen woods.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

"Chase that sprucy chicken out, will you, there's a dear."

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson