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[tahy-dee]

ti·dy

[tahy-dee] adjective, ti·di·er, ti·di·est, verb, ti·died, ti·dy·ing, noun, plural ti·dies.
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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Tidy up is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
noun
6.
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
7.
an antimacassar.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; cognate with Dutch tijdig. See tide1, -y1

ti·di·ly, adverb
ti·di·ness, noun


1. messy, sloppy.

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tidy up

verb
put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: tidy
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