tidy
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
tidier;
tidiest
tidier;
tidiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIDY
[also more tidy; most tidy]
1
:
clean and organized
:
not messy
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She keeps her desk tidy. [=neat]
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a tidy kitchen
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The house is neat and tidy. [=clean and organized]
2
:
keeping things clean and organized
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He has always been a tidy person.
3
informal, of an amount of money
:
fairly large
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She earns a tidy salary.
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They paid a tidy sum for the house.
2
tidy
/ˈtaɪdi/
verb
tidies;
tidied;
tidying
2
tidy
/ˈtaɪdi/
verb
tidies;
tidied;
tidying
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIDY
:
to make (something) tidy
:
to make (something) clean and organized
— usually + up
[+ object]
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I tidied the house before they arrived.
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We need to tidy up the house.
[no object]
— + up
-
I didn't have time to tidy up.
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I'm tired of always tidying up after you. [=cleaning up your messes]
tidy away
[phrasal verb]
tidy (something) away
or
tidy away (something)
British
:
to put (something) in its proper place in order to make a place tidy
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I tidied all the loose papers away before the guests arrived.
3
tidy
/ˈtaɪdi/
noun
plural
tidies
3
tidy
/ˈtaɪdi/
noun
plural
tidies
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIDY
[count]
British
:
a container for storing small items
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a desk/sink/car tidy
