Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.]
If weather be fair and tidy. --Tusser.
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.
A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. --Piers
Plowman.
Source : WordNet®
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)
[also: {tidied}, {tidiest}, {tidier}]
tidy
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}]
tidier
See {tidy}