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tidy

[tahy-dee]

adjective

tidier, tidiest 
  1. neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress.

    a tidy room;

    a tidy person.

    Antonyms: ,
  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 or without object)

tidied, tidying 
  1. to make tidy or neat (often followed byup ).

noun

plural

tidies 
  1. any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.

  2. an antimacassar.

tidy

/ ˈ³Ł²¹ÉŖ»åÉŖ /

adjective

  1. characterized by or indicating neatness and order

  2. informalĢżconsiderable

    a tidy sum of money

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to put (things) in order; neaten

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a small container in which odds and ends are kept

    2. a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole

  1. an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • tidily adverb
  • tidiness noun
  • ˈ³Ł¾±»å¾±²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ³Ł¾±»å¾±±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tidy1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English tidi, tidy ā€œseasonable,ā€ hence ā€œgoodā€; cognate with Dutch tijdig; equivalent to tide 1 + -y 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tidy1

C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide 1 + -y 1 ; related to Dutch tijdig timely
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Concluding that Didion left these pages behind so they would eventually take shape as the penance of an unreliable narrator is surely too tidy.

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"I just used to stress about the things that didn't matter, my house not being tidy, the washing piling up, now I'm learning that's not important anymore," said Amanda.

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It was just trying a little bit too much and just not being quite tidy enough – especially around a lap like Barcelona.

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"I wasn't brought up to know how to tidy, I didn't even know how to put the vacuum cleaner on," she says.

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When we were eventually led into Osmosis’ tidy changing rooms to disrobe, I smelled what she meant before I saw it.

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