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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TI'DY, a. [from tide, time, season.]
1. In its primary sense, seasonable; favorable; being in proper time; as weather fair and tidy.
2. Neat; dressed with neat simplicity; as a tidy lass; the children are tidy; their dress is tidy; that is primarily, proper for the time or occasion.
3. Neat; being in good order. The apartments are well furnished and tidy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: untidy]
2: (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt, tidy]
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, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy] n
1: receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) v
1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (tidier; -est) Etymology: Middle English, timely, in good condition, from tide time Date: 13th century 1. properly filled out ; plump 2. adequately satisfactory ; acceptable, fair <a tidy solution to their problem> 3. a. neat and orderly in appearance or habits ; well ordered and cared for b. methodical, precise <a tidy mind> 4. large, substantial <a tidy profit> • tidily adverb • tidiness noun II. verb (tidied; tidying) Date: 1821 transitive verb to put in order <tidy up a room> intransitive verb to make things tidy <tidying up after supper> • tidier noun III. noun (plural tidies) Date: circa 1828 1. a usually compartmentalized receptacle for various small objects 2. a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & v. --adj. (tidier, tidiest) 1 neat, orderly; methodically arranged. 2 (of a person) methodically inclined. 3 colloq. considerable (it cost a tidy sum). --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a receptacle for holding small objects or waste scraps, esp. in a kitchen sink. 2 an act or spell of tidying. 3 esp. US a detachable ornamental cover for a chair-back etc. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (also absol.; often foll. by up) put in good order; make (oneself, a room, etc.) tidy. Derivatives: tidily adv. tidiness n. Etymology: ME, = timely etc., f. TIDE + -Y(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tidy Ti"dy, n. (Zo["o]l.) The wren; -- called also tiddy. [Prov. Eng.] The tidy for her notes as delicate as they. --Drayton. Note: This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds, as the goldcrest.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tidy Ti"dy, n.; pl. Tidies. 1. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like. 2. A child's pinafore. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tidy Ti"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tidied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tidying.] To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tidy Ti"dy, v. i. To make things tidy. [Colloq.] I have tidied and tidied over and over again. --Dickens.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(tidier, tidiest, tidies, tidying, tidied) 1. Something that is tidy is neat and is arranged in an organized way. Having a tidy desk can seem impossible if you have a busy, demanding job... ? untidy ADJ • tidily ...books and magazines stacked tidily on shelves. ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed • tidiness Employees are expected to maintain a high standard of tidiness in their dress and appearance. 2. Someone who is tidy likes everything to be neat and arranged in an organized way. She's obsessively tidy, always hoovering and polishing. ? untidy ADJ • tidiness I'm very impressed by your tidiness and order. N-UNCOUNT 3. When you tidy a place such as a room or cupboard, you make it neat by putting things in their proper places. She made her bed, and tidied her room. VERB: V n 4. A tidy amount of money is a large amount. (INFORMAL) The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit. = sizeable ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Neat, orderly, trim.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Neat.

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