What is "sprucely"

Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. Sprucer (spr[udd]"s[~e]r); superl. Sprucest (spr[udd]"s[e^]st).] [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was an article of finery. See Spruce, n.]

1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons. ``Neat and spruce array.''
   --Remedy of Love.

2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] ``Now, my spruce companions.''
   --Shak.

   He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.
   --Tatler.

   Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See Finical. [1913 Webster] -- Spruce"ly, adv. -- Spruce"ness, n.

adv. In a spruce manner; neatly and elegantly.

adv. in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn: smartly, modishly]