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Ti·dy, a. [Compar. Tidier superl. Tidiest.]
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.
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]