English edit

Etymology edit

From groom +‎ -y.

Adjective edit

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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a groom (all senses).
    • 1885, Robert J. Langstaff de Havilland, The Forked Tongue, page 209:
      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.
    • 1988, Indicators of Social Development―Hong Kong, page 38:
      For those who gave definite answers, the younger and the more educated respondents expressed a groomier view than their counterparts.
    • 2012, Charlotte MacLeod, An Owl Too Many:
      There was another showing Chief Ottermole, looking even handsomer and groomier, thanks to Edna Mae's fond attentions, arresting a medium-sized man who had his head turned away from the camera.