— tidily , adv. — tidiness , n.
/tuy"dee/ , adj., tidier, tidiest , v. , tidied, tidying , n. , pl. tidies .
adj.
1. neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
2. clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
3. tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all.
4. fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum.
v.t. , v.i.
5. to make tidy or neat (often fol. by up ).
n.
6. any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
7. an antimacassar.
[ 1200-50; ME tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; c. D tijdig. See TIDE 1 , -Y 1 ]
Ant. 1. messy, sloppy.