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Tidy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tidy? [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!" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tidy: 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 Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tidy: See Also \| clean \| clean \| clean house \| fastidious \| groomed \| houseclean \| make \| make up \| order \| receptacle Tidy In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Tidy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tidy?

[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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Tidy In Webster's Dictionary

\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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