n. 25B6; adjective the Captain looked very spruce : NEAT, well groomed, well turned out, well dressed, smart, trim, dapper, elegant, chic; informal natty, snazzy; N. Amer. informal spiffy, trig.
untidy.
25B6; verb
the cottage had been spruced up : SMARTEN, tidy, neaten, put in order, clean; informal do up; Brit. informal tart up, posh up; N. Amer. informal gussy up.
Sarah had spruced herself up : GROOM, tidy, smarten, preen, primp, prink; N. Amer. trig; informal titivate, doll up; Brit. informal tart up.