tidy
IPA: tˈaɪdi
noun
- A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
- A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
- (dated) A child's pinafore.
- The wren.
- A surname.
verb
- To make tidy; to neaten.
adjective
- Arranged neatly and in order.
- Not messy; neat and controlled.
- (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
- (colloquial) Generous, considerable.
- (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
- (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
- Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
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Examples of "tidy" in Sentences
- Thanks for the tidy note.
- Her room is neat and tidy.
- The solution is to tidy up the structure.
- The route passes through the tidy small town of Moya.
- We also need to tidy up the format of the references.
- So my computers should all be in tidy shape at the moment.
- Clean and tidy is the best I can manage these days. johanson
- Daniel is the clean and tidy on and Culverin is the messy one.
- It is a tidy and appropriate close to the delineation of the split.
- The organizer is what keeps the house tidy and the chores assigned.
- Someone who likes having important projects sitting on your desk in tidy little stacks?
- Because there are too many different kinds of readers to break out their books in tidy sections.
- Eleanor's first work was to set Jane to eating grapes; her next, to put the place in tidy order.
- The flowers of Flower grow in tidy lines designed to be navigated on the course of level completion.
- Almost 400 tenants have been handed 100 by city council chiefs after they made sure their council homes were clean and tidy.
- I have been completely convinced, with much help from this blog, that keeping the house clean and tidy is absolutely essential.
- Her outer appearance matches her nicely, as she speaks with precision, in tidy, neatly clipped sentences punctuated with elegant gestures, and her contributions to conversation always seem organized and intelligent.