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ti·dy
I. \ˈtīdē, -di\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from tyde, tide time + -y — more at tide
1. : properly filled out : plump, comely, healthy
< a sleek, tidy beauty — Current Biography >
2.
a. obsolete : diligent, upright, worthy, skillful
b. : adequately satisfactory : sufficiently good or pleasing to be acceptable : decent, fair
< a convenient and sufficiently tidy arrangement — Times Literary Supplement >
< got a tidy price for the property >
c. : clever usually to the point of being somewhat crafty : shrewd
< hoped to play him some tidy little tricks — F.M.Ford >
3. obsolete : occurring at a suitable time : timely, seasonable
4.
a. : neat and orderly in appearance or habits : kept in good trim : well ordered and cared for
< a tidy person >
< tidy white houses >
b. : maintaining neatness and order in things under one's charge
< a tidy housekeeper >
c. : characterized by inherent neatness and order (as in formulation or function) : free from irregularity or slovenliness and often from any marked individuality : precise
< a tidy handwriting >
< tidy thinking >
< a tidy mind >
5. : not small in worth : comfortably large or valuable
< came into a tidy estate >
< must have paid a tidy sum >
Synonyms: see neat
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
: to put in proper order : make neat or tidy — often used with up
< tidy up a room >
intransitive verb
: to make things tidy — usually used with up
< tidying up after supper >
III. noun
(-es)
: any of various articles or devices intended to promote neatness or order: as
a. : a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil
b. : a receptacle with pockets or compartments in which sewing materials, toilet articles, or odds and ends can be kept in order
c. : a perforated receptacle for draining small garbage at a sink
IV. adverb
chiefly dialect : tidily |