Tidier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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              If weather be fair and tidy.          --Tusser.
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     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.
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              A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tidier
       See {tidy}