Definition of "tidy"

tidy

/ˈtaɪdi/

adjective
comparative tidier, superlative tidiest
1. Arranged neatly and in order.
2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
4. (colloquial) Generous, considerable.
5. (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
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  if weather be fair and tidy
  1573, Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry
6. (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
verb
third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied
1. To make tidy; to neaten.
noun
plural tidies
1. A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
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. (dated) A child's pinafore.
  Quotations
  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.
  1846, Miss Lambert, The Handbook of Needlework
4. The wren.
  Quotations
  The Tydie for her notes as delicate as they
  1612, Michael Drayton, chapter 13, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613
interjection
1. (Wales) Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

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