well-groomed
Americanadjective
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having the hair, skin, etc., well cared for; well-dressed, clean, and neat.
a well-groomed young man.
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(of an animal) tended, cleaned, combed, etc., with great care.
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carefully cared for; neat; tidy.
a well-groomed lawn.
adjective
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(of a person) having a tidy pleasing appearance
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kept tidy and neat
a well-groomed garden
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(of an animal) well turned out and tended
a well-groomed horse
Etymology
Origin of well-groomed
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The film sees the usually well-groomed Irishman transform into a bearded Ron, the gregarious one-time trade union leader turned unlikely amateur sleuth, in a new Netflix movie based on the first book in the series.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
With his tight military-coded T-shirts, trimmed beard, and long and well-groomed hair, Herrera aims to look like an action star.
From Slate • May 28, 2024
Several sported well-groomed mustaches — an incongruous nod to Movember, an annual global fundraising campaign in which men grow mustaches throughout November.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
But this was no theater, and surrounding me was not the well-groomed and washed crowd that had attended that infamous production of Our American Cousin.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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