sprucely

1. 1.

   in a stylish manner

   “He was smartly dressed”

   Synonymssmartlymodishly

Questions about sprucely

What does sprucely mean?

sprucely means "in a stylish manner".

How many syllables are in sprucely?

sprucely has 3 syllables and divides as spru-ce-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for sprucely?

Close synonyms include smartly, modishly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sprucely a common word?

sprucely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.