sprucely

English

Etymology

From spruce +‎ -ly.

Adverb

sprucely (comparative more sprucely, superlative most sprucely)

1. In a spruce manner; neatly and elegantly.
   • 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:

     'Ah ! Hawk,' said one very sprucely dressed personage in a Newmarket coat, a choice neckerchief, and all other accessories of the most unexceptionable kind.