tidier; tidiest
1
a
: neat and orderly in appearance or habits : well ordered and cared for
b
: methodical, precise
a tidy mind
2
: large, substantial
a tidy profit
3
: adequately satisfactory : acceptable, fair
a tidy solution to their problem
4
: properly filled out : plump
tidied; tidying
: to put in order
tidy up a room
: to make things tidy
tidying up after supper
tidier
noun
plural tidies
1
: a usually compartmentalized receptacle for various small objects
2
: a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil
Synonyms
Examples of tidy in a Sentence
Adjective
He has always been a tidy person.
She earns a tidy salary.
They paid a tidy sum for the house.
Verb
I tidied the house before they arrived.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Hemmed in by a tidy suburb of orange brick houses peeking over concrete fences, Mafokate’s riding school was the first in Soweto, a township of two million people south of Johannesburg.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
In his role as TARC director, Gibson said one of his top priorities is to tidy up ineffectiveness and inefficiencies around TARC.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024
Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Many of the campers try to keep the property tidy, picking up trash and cutting the grass with a manual push mower.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
In Denmark — tiny, tidy, highly taxed — the policy is uncontroversial.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Hemmed in by a tidy suburb of orange brick houses peeking over concrete fences, Mafokate’s riding school was the first in Soweto, a township of two million people south of Johannesburg.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Verb
The horticulture team needs help mulching, weeding and tidying the garden orchard on Aug. 6, 8 and 10, 9 a.m.-noon.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
In his role as TARC director, Gibson said one of his top priorities is to tidy up ineffectiveness and inefficiencies around TARC.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024
Noun
Back at the Webber Cemetery, beneath the border wall, Ms. Bravo tidies flowers that tipped over in the wind.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Many of the campers try to keep the property tidy, picking up trash and cutting the grass with a manual push mower.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Tidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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tidy
1 of 3 adjective
ti·dy
ˈtīd-ē 
tidier; tidiest
1
: well ordered and cared for
2
: large, substantial
a tidy price
tidy
2 of 3 verb
tidied; tidying
1
: to put in order
tidy up the room
2
: to make things tidy
tidy
3 of 3 noun
plural tidies
: a fancy covering used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soiling
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