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Tidy Definition And Meaning |
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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. |
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