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ti⋅dy

  [tahy-dee] adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing, noun, plural -dies.
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–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 fol. by up).
–noun
6. any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
7. an antimacassar.
Origin:
1200–50; ME tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; c. D tijdig. See tide 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
ti⋅di⋅ly, adverb
ti⋅di⋅ness, noun

Antonyms:
1. messy, sloppy.
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ti·dy   (tī'dē)   
adj.   ti·di·er, ti·di·est

  1. Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure. See Synonyms at neat1.

  2. Informal Adequate; satisfactory: a tidy arrangement.

  3. Informal Substantial; considerable: a tidy sum.

v.   ti·died, ti·dy·ing, ti·dies

v.   tr.
To put in order: tidied up the house.
v.   intr.
To make things tidy: tidied up after dinner.
n.   pl. ti·dies
A decorative protective covering for the arms or headrest of a chair.

[Middle English tidi, in season, healthy, from tide, time; see tide1.]
ti'di·ly adv., ti'di·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

tidy 
c.1250, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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