[tahy-dee] 
adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing, noun, plural -dies.| 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. |
| 5. | to make tidy or neat (often fol. by up). |
| 6. | any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments. |
| 7. | an antimacassar. |
| ti·dy (tī'dē) adj. ti·di·er, ti·di·est
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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