well-groomed
[wel-groomd, -groo md]
- 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.
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Origin of well-groomed
First recorded in 1885–90
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Examples from the Web for well-groomed
Contemporary Examples
They easily blended in among the aging hippies, well-groomed yuppies, and Hollywood actors.
Another palace picture showed the well-groomed little Mohamed a few years later talking on the phone as if playing president.
In the family box in front of the TV cameras, the Palins were assembled, looking inhumanly gorgeous and well-groomed.
Historical Examples
One should always have the appearance of being "well-groomed."
The Etiquette of To-dayEdith B. Ordway
Surely he could find some sort of a job on that long, well-groomed street.
A Son of the CityHerman Gastrell Seely
Her hair, under a white knitted cap, was smooth and well-groomed.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
She glanced at her companion: a clean-looking, well-groomed, well-dressed youth.
Tommy and Co.Jerome K. Jerome
He was as neat and well-groomed as in the old New York days, but how differently was he clad!
Strictly BusinessO. Henry
well-groomed
- (of a person) having a tidy pleasing appearance
- kept tidy and neata well-groomed garden
- (of an animal) well turned out and tendeda well-groomed horse
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