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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 followed by up).
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Tidying
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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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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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