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spick-and-span vs new

new vs spick-and-span

spick-and-span and new both are adjectives.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spick-and-span No Yes No No
new No Yes No Yes
spick-and-span (adjective) new (adjective)
completely neat and clean not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
conspicuously new unaffected by use or exposure
(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
spick-and-span (adverb) new (adverb)
very recently
Difference between spick-and-span and new

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