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  1. adjective Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure. See Synonyms at neat1.
  2. adjective Informal Adequate; satisfactory: a tidy arrangement.
  3. adjective Informal Substantial; considerable: a tidy sum.
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  • I'm a sucker for details, which probably lies at the base of my slightly obsessive-compulsive traits of keeping things organized, tidy, aligned, and neat. —  OSNews
  • -- This tidy, artsy community near Los Angeles has a problem: Scruffy, homeless people are sleeping under the carefully clipped bushes in its manicured, seaside parks.
  • Think of the iDJ2 as a tidy, lean, and well-conceived DJ system that happens to have iPod support.
  • Many find it appears more neat and tidy, and especially sexy. —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • I suggest people start carrying around huge dildos, frozen dead rats, hairy drain clogs and any number of other legal items that, if anything, will give these Gestapo something to find when all they're expecting is a nice, tidy, attractive cigarette package. —  Liblogs.ca latest blog entries
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

neat ·  nice ·  snug ·  orderly ·  spacious ·  prosperous ·  shabby ·  immaculate ·  presentable ·  sober ·  good-looking ·  economical

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tidy:   tidied ·  tidying
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  1. Middle English tidi, in season, healthy, from tide, time; see tide1.

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  1. from Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (= Dutch tijdig = Middle Low German tīdich, timely, = Old High German Middle High German zītīg, German zeitig, seasonable, timely, = Swedish tidig = Danish tidig, timely); from tide + -y.
  2. from tidy, a.
  3. Early modern English also tydie; also dial. tiddy, q. v.; from Middle English tidif, tydif, tidife; origin unknown: see tidif. Cf. tiddy (and tidley); the termination is apparently Old French
 

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