tidy

UK /ˈtaɪ.di/ US /ˈtaɪ.di/
adj 5noun 4verb 1intj 1name 1

Definitions

adj

1

Arranged neatly and in order.

She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.

2

Not messy; neat and controlled.

Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.

3

Satisfactory; comfortable.

4

Generous, considerable.

The scheme made a tidy profit.

Two hundred thousand people! Miss Glory, that's a tidy lot. Not bad.

5

In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.

if weather be fair and tidy

verb

1

To make tidy; to neaten.

noun

1

A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.

desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy

It was in the days when[…]every scrap of cotton or linen found its way into the ‘tidy’.

2

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

3

A child's pinafore.

A much coarser cotton, according to the fancy of the worker, may be used for the trimmings of night dresses, petticoats, D'Oyleys, tidies, etc.

4

The wren.

The Tydie for her notes as delicate as they

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