Of a person: smart, trim, or elegant, esp. in dress. rare.

Of a person, his or her appearance: beautiful, attractive. In later use also: smart, dapper. Now rare (English regional).

Neatly-made, well-fashioned; not unwieldy; trim, shapely, comely. Cf. clean-limbed adj. at clean-, adj. adv.compounds, etc.

Of a person: finely dressed, elegant. Cf. phrases 3a. Obsolete.

Spruce, smart; adorned; refined, exquisite; (of language) ornate, elaborate, flowery. Also (in negative sense): finical, particular, fastidious. Obs…

Of persons: Neat, trim, smart, spruce in dress or appearance. (Formerly appreciative; now more or less depreciative, with associations of littleness…

Neat in form or appearance, pretty, ‘nice’, elegant.

Smart, spruce.

Trim or tight in person, shape, or appearance; of a place, Neat, tidy, in good order. Chiefly Scottish and dialect.

Thoroughly, finely, or neatly trimmed (in various senses).

Trim, neat, handsome, in form or feature; smart, ‘fine’, ornate in dress. Cf. trig, adj.1 3.

Neat, trim, spruce in dress or appearance; pleasant, agreeable. Also U.S., smug. Now chiefly dialect.

Artfully trimmed or decked; spruce, smart, fine.

Of a person (esp. a woman), a part of the body, etc.: trim; comely; shapely; finely proportioned.

Neat, natty.

Neat, tidy, trim, spruce; handsome, pretty. Still dialect.

Originally (of the mouth, etc.): pursed, set; primly shut. Later (of a person, thing, etc.): prim, neat; (also) affected.

Smartly or finely dressed; spruce. Obsolete.

Of things: Smooth, clean, neat, trim, or tidy; in later use, having an appearance suggestive of complacency or respectability.

Of a person, or his or her clothing or appearance: smart, neat, dapper, attractive. Also in extended use.

Smart, well-dressed.

Wiped, brushed; smoothed; clean-cut, sharp-cut; polished, burnished; neat, trim, spruce.

Dressed, as to the hair; more gen., trim, spruce, polished.

Skilful; industrious; (gen.) neat, smart, attractive.

Of a person's appearance: smart, neat, trim. Of a person's demeanour: brisk, active, alert, spry. Cf. sprug, v.

Of persons: Neat, tidy, trim, smart, spruce.

Neat in appearance; neatly and carefully dressed; trim, tidy, smart; also, Of a neat compact build, well-made, shapely. archaic or dialect. Cf. taut…

(also Comb.).

Nautical. transferred. Of persons or things: Neat, trim. Now Obsolete or dialect.

Scottish. Spruce, neat, careful with one's appearance.

Fitting, becoming, proper, suitable; hence, nice, trim, neat.

Spruce, neat, smart; neatly-made; dexterous.

Smart in appearance; neat, dapper, attractive. Cf. spruce, adj.2 2.

Of a person: neatly or (relatively) formally dressed; appearing neat and stylish; tidy, well turned-out.

Of a person: exhibiting or characterized by dainty tidiness, taste, or skill, esp. smartly and fashionably dressed. Also occasionally of a person's…

dialect. Spruce, neat, smartly dressed.

Exact, precise, extremely accurate. Also: fussy, fastidious, prim; neat.

Dressed, adorned, tended, or prepared with great care and attention to detail; well-groomed.

slang. Smart, spruce; attractive. Cf. nuttish, adj. 1a. Now archaic.

Of a person or thing: groomed, made presentable; dressed, costumed, attired. Frequently as the second element.

Originally and chiefly Nautical. Of a ship: smartly turned out, with a well-disciplined and efficient crew. Also of a naval rating…

Particularly neat, trim, or smart; suggestive of something quite new or unaffected by wear. Of persons in respect of dress.

slang. Smart-looking; neat. Also as adv.

(chiefly qualified by adverb.)

Smart, spruce.

Tidily presented, in neat and attractive condition; esp. (of a person, esp. a man) of smart appearance; having neat or attractive hair, clothes, etc.

Extremely neat. U.S.

= perjink, adj.

= spick and span, adj.

attributive and in other combinations. Also in senses: (a) resembling a bandbox; flimsy, fragile; (b) conspicuously neat and clean; dressed-up.

Smart, shipshape, spruce.

Neat and trim; impeccably tailored, stylish. Now somewhat rare.

spit and polish, the occupation of cleaning up or furbishing, as part of the work of a sailor or soldier; also in extended use, precise…

spit and polish, the occupation of cleaning up or furbishing, as part of the work of a sailor or soldier; also in extended use, precise…