Meaning of TIDY
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- [n] receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- [adj] 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"
- [adj] marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
- [adj] (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"
- [v] put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
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| | Synonyms: | | clean up, clean-cut, considerable, goodish, goodly, hefty, kempt, neat, neaten, orderly, respectable, ruly, shipshape, sizable, sizeable, slicked up, square away, straight, straighten, straighten out, tidy up, trig, trim, uncluttered, unlittered, well-kept |
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| | Antonyms: | | untidy | | |
| | See Also: | | clean, clean, clean house, fastidious, groomed, houseclean, make, make up, order, receptacle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ti"dy\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The wren; -- called also {tiddy}. [Prov. Eng.]
The tidy for her notes as delicate as they. --Drayton.
Note: This name is probably applied also to other small
singing birds, as the goldcrest.
\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. --Tusser.
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. --Piers
Plowman.
\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.
\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.
\Ti"dy\, v. i.
To make things tidy. [Colloq.]
I have tidied and tidied over and over again.
--Dickens.
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