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]


 tidier
      See tidy