tidy

[Ti·dy]

Use the adjective tidy for something that is neat and clean. If your desk were more tidy, you would be able to find your computer.

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The wren; -- called also tiddy.

Noun
receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

Verb
put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"

Adjective S.
large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

Adjective
marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"

Adjective S.
(used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"

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n.
The wren; -- called also tiddy.

superl.
Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather.

superl.
Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy.

n.
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like.

n.
A child's pinafore.

v. t.
To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

v. i.
To make things tidy.


Tidy

Ti"dy , n. (Zo'94l.) The wren; -- called also tiddy. [Prov. Eng.]
The tidy for her notes as delicate as they.
&hand; This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds, as the goldcrest.

Tidy

Ti"dy, a. [Compar. Tidier ; superl. Tidiest.] [From Tide time, season; cf. D. tijdig timely, G. zeitig, Dan. & Sw. tidig.] 1. Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather. [Obs.]
If weather be fair and tidy.
2. Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy.
A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never.

Tidy

Ti"dy, n.; pl. Tidies . 1. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like. 2. A child's pinafore. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Tidy

Ti"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tidied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tidying.] To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

Tidy

Ti"dy, v. i. To make things tidy. [Colloq.]
I have tidied and tidied over and over again.

The wren; -- called also tiddy.

Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather.

A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like.

To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

To make things tidy.

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Usage Examples

People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within.

After every war someone has to tidy up.

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