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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Tidy \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.]
[1913 Webster]
If weather be fair and tidy. --Tusser.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. --Piers
Plowman.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Tidy \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
tidy
adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or
habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
[ant: untidy]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt,
trim]
3: 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" [syn: goodly, goodish, hefty, respectable,
sizable, sizeable]
n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten
out, square away]
[also: tidied, tidiest, tidier]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
tidier
See tidy
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tidier
n.
One who tidy.
a.
(en-comparative of: tidy)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
tidier
n.
One who tidy.
a.
(en-comparative of: tidy)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
tidier
n.
One who tidy.
a.
(en-comparative of: tidy)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
tidier
n.
One who tidy.
a.
(en-comparative of: tidy)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tidier
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj tidy)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Tidier /tˈaɪdiˌə/
أرتب
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
tidier /tˈaɪdiˌə/
čistší
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
tidier /tˈaɪdiə/
ordentlicher, sauberer
Synonyms: neater, straighter
see: tidy, neat, straight, tidiest, neatest, straightest
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