spruced up vs dressed to the nines

spruced up and dressed to the nines both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spruced up	No	Yes	No	No
dressed to the nines	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, spruced up and dressed to the nines are synonyms defined as:

spruced up and dressed to the nines: dressed in fancy or formal clothing

Other synonyms of spruced up include dolled up, dressed-up, dressed, dressed to kill, spiffed up, togged up.

spruced up (adjective)	dressed to the nines (adjective)
dressed in fancy or formal clothing	dressed in fancy or formal clothing