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groomy

groomy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a groom (all senses).

Adjective

groomy (comparative groomier or more groomy, superlative groomiest or most groomy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a groom (all senses).
    • His companions were two men of no attractive appearance; the one short and groomy, the other taller and effeminate, with low-cut turndown collar, curly locks, and pink-and-white complexion.1885, Robert J. Langstaff de Havilland, The Forked Tongue, page 209
    • For those who gave definite answers, the younger and the more educated respondents expressed a groomier view than their counterparts.1988, Indicators of Social Development―Hong Kong, page 38

Forms of groomy

comparativegroomier
comparativemore groomy
superlativegroomiest
superlativemost groomy

Origin of groomy

From groom + -y.

Questions about groomy

What does groomy mean?
Groomy means resembling or characteristic of a groom (all senses).
What part of speech is groomy?
Groomy is an adjective.

Words near groomy in the dictionary

  1. groomsman
  2. groomsmen
  3. groomswear
  4. groomswoman
  5. groomswomen
  6. groomy
  7. groomzilla
  8. groomzillas
  9. Groonland
  10. groop
  11. grooped

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