† spruntlyadv.
Obsolete.
Smartly, sprucely; keenly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] > neatly or trimly
feata1525
pickedlya1528
trimly1534
trim1544
netly1564
neata1578
neatly1577
smugly?1578
deftly1579
neatly1581
trickly1581
trick1594
sprucely1598
spruce?1605
comptly1611
snogly1615
spruntly1631
queemly1703
snodly1721
trigly1728
tidilya1756
natty1810
spick and span1815
tightly1825
featly1834
jemmily1837
nattily1849
dapperly1858
snappily1936
1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse iv. ii. 145 in Wks. II How doe I looke to day? Am I not drest, Spruntly?
1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix 84 Provided thou wilt not prick up thy eares too, and look too spruntly upon the businesse.
1704 T. D'Urfey Tales 75 The Pug appear'd, tall, spruntly dress'd, Powder'd all o'er, Head, Back, and Breast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019).
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