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better-groomed

better-groomed is the comparative form of well-groomed.

Meaning of well-groomed

Adjective

well-groomed (comparative better-groomed or more well-groomed, superlative best-groomed or most well-groomed)

  1. Of a person, neat and well-dressed.
    • But winter can also be judged by the prominence of another scourge, one that is especially irksome in a city that places a premium on being well-groomed and immaculately coiffed: hat hair.2003 February 17, Elissa Gootman, “A Chill Most Bitter: Learning to Accept Hat Hair”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015
    Synonyms:
    soigné, kempt
  2. Neat and tidy.
    • Its churchyard has a well-groomed air, with tailored hedges and lawns.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 55

Questions about better-groomed

What is better-groomed the comparative form of?
Better-groomed is the comparative form of well-groomed.

Words near better-groomed in the dictionary

  1. better-built
  2. better-connected
  3. better-defined
  4. better-developed
  5. better-formed
  6. better-groomed
  7. better-grounded
  8. better-hearted
  9. better-humored
  10. better-humoured
  11. better-hung

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