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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ti•dy /ˈtaɪdi/USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est, v., -died, -dy•ing. adj. - neat and orderly, as in appearance or dress:a tidy bedroom.
- clearly organized:Her desk was always tidy.
- fairly good;
acceptable or satisfactory:They worked out a tidy arrangement. - fairly large in amount;
considerable:[usually: before a noun]That car must have cost you a tidy sum.
v. - to make tidy: [no object; ~ + up]I'll just tidy up a little before I go.[~ (+ up) + object]He tidied (up) the office before he left.
ti•di•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ti•dy (tī′dē),USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est, v., -died, -dy•ing, n., pl. -dies. adj. - neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress:a tidy room; a tidy person.
- clearly organized and systematic:a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
- tolerably good;
acceptable:They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all. - fairly large;
considerable:a tidy sum.
v.t., v.i. - to make tidy or neat (often fol. by up).
n. - any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- an antimacassar.
- 1200–50; Middle English tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; cognate with Dutch tijdig. See tide1, -y1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged messy, sloppy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/ adj ( -dier, -diest)- characterized by or indicating neatness and order
- informal considerable: a tidy sum of money
vb ( -dies, -dying, -died)- when intr, usually followed by up: to put (things) in order; neaten
n ( pl -dies)- a small container in which odds and ends are kept
- sink tidy ⇒ a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole
- chiefly US Canadian an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair
Etymology: 13th Century (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide1 + -y1; related to Dutch tijdig timelyˈtidily adv ˈtidiness n |