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Antonyms for groomed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : groom, groom
Phonetic Transcription : grum, grÊŠm

Definition of groomed

Origin :
  • c.1200, grome "male child, boy;" c.1300 as "youth, young man." No known cognates in other Germanic languages. Perhaps from Old English *groma, related to growan "grow;" or from Old French grommet "servant" (cf. Middle English gromet "ship's boy," early 13c.). Meaning "male servant who attends to horses" is from 1660s.
  • verb make ready, prepare physically
Example sentences :
  • The horses had been well fed by the negro whom I had left in charge of them, but had not been groomed.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • He had groomed his horse, and tidied his house, and bathed, and breakfasted.
  • Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
  • He had lived with it, nurtured it, clipped it, groomed it—for thirty-two years.
  • Extract from : « The Friendly Road » by (AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker
  • I said softly, 'What a pleasure it must be for horses to be groomed!'
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
  • It was with great difficulty that he could be persuaded to allow himself to be groomed.
  • Extract from : « Bert Lloyd's Boyhood » by J. McDonald Oxley
  • He was fresh from the East, red-cheeked and groomed like a Chesterfield.
  • Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice
  • The turf had been rolled and groomed till it looked like green velvet.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick
  • Ella eyed her groomed fingers a moment, bit at one before she went on.
  • Extract from : « Saturday's Child » by Kathleen Norris
  • Every part of every carriage had been cleaned, every horse had been groomed.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • They were groomed for the occasion, and were anxious to go home.
  • Extract from : « The Homesteader » by Oscar Micheaux

Synonyms for groomed

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