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new vs spick-and-span

spick-and-span vs new

new and spick-and-span both are adjectives.

new is an adverb but spick-and-span is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
new No Yes No Yes
spick-and-span No Yes No No
new (adjective) spick-and-span (adjective)
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered completely neat and clean
unaffected by use or exposure conspicuously new
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
lacking training or experience
original and of a kind not seen before
other than the former one(s); different
(often followed by `to') unfamiliar
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
new (adverb) spick-and-span (adverb)
very recently
Difference between new and spick-and-span

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