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tidy

noun

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verb

  1. to make orderly, arrange neatly
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adjective

  1. well organized
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.di/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

  1. Arranged neatly and in order.

    She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.

  2. Not messy; neat and controlled.

    Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.

  3. Satisfactory; comfortable.
  4. Generous, considerable.

    The scheme made a tidy profit.

    Two hundred thousand people! Miss Glory, that's a tidy lot. Not bad.

  5. In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.

    if weather be fair and tidy

  6. Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
  7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
  8. Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

intj

Etymology: From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

  1. Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

  1. A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.

    desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy

    It was in the days when[…]every scrap of cotton or linen found its way into the ‘tidy’.

  2. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
  3. A child's pinafore.

    A much coarser cotton, according to the fancy of the worker, may be used for the trimmings of night dresses, petticoats, D'Oyleys, tidies, etc.

  4. The wren.

    The Tydie for her notes as delicate as they

verb

Etymology: From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

  1. To make tidy; to neaten.