Tidy
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English
Adjective
Tidy (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)
- Arranged neatly and in order.
- Keep Britain tidy.
- Not messy; neat and controlled.
- (informal) Generous, considerable.
- The scheme made a tidy profit.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Verb
Tidy (third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied)
- To make tidy; to neaten.
Interjection
Tidy
- (Welsh) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
Notes
Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy."
Adverbs for Tidy
scrupulously; painfully; terribly; carefully; unwontedly; unusually; dreadfully; spotlessly; remarkably; unexpectedly; suddenly; attractively; invitingly; pleasantly; agreeably; sufficiently; cosily; alluringly; distressingly; starkly; oppressively; miraculously; incredibly.
Thesaurus
OK, acceptable, adequate, admissible, all right, ample, anal, arrange, better than nothing, big, bleach, bowdlerize, bowdlerized, bumper, chipper, clean, clean out, clean up, cleaned, cleaned up, cleanse, cleansed, clear out, clear the decks, clear up, considerable, decent, delouse, depurate, deterge, dinky, dry-clean, dust, dust off, expurgate, expurgated, fair, fairish, fix up, freshen, generous, good, good enough, goodish, goodly, grand, great, groom, healthy, large, large-scale, lustrate, man-sized, methodical, moderate, neat, neaten, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, numerous, okay, orderly, organize, organized, passable, police, police up, presentable, pretty good, purge, purged, purified, purify, put in order, put in trim, rearrange, refined, reform, reformed, reorganize, respectable, satisfactory, scavenge, shipshape, significant, sizable, sizeable, sleek, slick, smart, snug, spick and span, spick-and-span, spruce, spruce up, steam-clean, straighten out, straighten up, substantial, sufficient, sweep out, sweeten, systematic, tall, tidy up, tight, tolerable, trig, trig up, trim, trim up, uncluttered, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, well-cared-for, well-groomed, well-kept, well-ordered, whiten, wipe, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up, workmanlike
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪdi
