tidily
di adjective
1.
neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
2.
clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
3.
tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all.
4.
fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to make tidy or neat (often followed by up ).
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noun
6.
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
7.
an antimacassar.
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tidy (ˈtaɪdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -dier, -diest | |
| 1. | characterized by or indicating neatness and order |
| 2. | informal considerable: a tidy sum of money |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 3. | to put (things) in order; neaten |
| —n , -dier, -diest, -dies, -dying, -died, -dies | |
| 4. | a. a small container in which odds and ends are kept |
| b. sink tidy a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole | |
| 5. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair |
| [C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from | |
| 'tidily | |
| —adv | |
| 'tidiness | |
| —n | |
| tidy (ˈtaɪdɪ) | |
| —adj , -dier, -diest | |
| 1. | characterized by or indicating neatness and order |
| 2. | informal considerable: a tidy sum of money |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 3. | to put (things) in order; neaten |
| —n , -dier, -diest, -dies, -dying, -died, -dies | |
| 4. | a. a small container in which odds and ends are kept |
| b. sink tidy a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole | |
| 5. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair |
| [C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from | |
| 'tidily | |
| —adv | |
| 'tidiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tidy
mid-13c., probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent," from tide in the sense of "season, time" (see tide). Cf. O.H.G. zitig, Ger. zeitig, Du. tijdig, Dan. tidig "timely." Meaning "neat and in order" first recorded 1706. The verb in this sense is from 1821.
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