well-groomed

[ wel-groomd, -groomd ]

/ ˈwɛlˈgrumd, -ˈgrʊmd /

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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.

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Origin of well-groomed

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby well-groomed

well-fortified, well-found, well-founded, well-furnished, well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead, well-heeled

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Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
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British Dictionary definitions for well-groomed

well-groomed

adjective (well groomed when postpositive)

(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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