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)