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Webster 1913 Edition


Tidy

Ti′dy

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The wren; – called also
tiddy
.
[Prov. Eng.]
The
tidy
for her notes as delicate as they.
Drayton.
☞ This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds, as the goldcrest.

Ti′dy

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Tidier
;
sup
erl.
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.

Ti′dy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Tidies
.
1.
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like.
2.
A child’s pinafore.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.

Ti′dy

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tidied
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tidying
.]
To put in proper order; to make neat;
as, to
tidy
a room; to
tidy
one's dress
.

Ti′dy

,
Verb.
I.
To make things tidy.
[Colloq.]
I have
tidied
and
tidied
over and over again.
Dickens.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tidy

TI'DY

,
Adj.
[from tide, time, season.]
1.
In its primary sense, seasonable; favorable; being in proper time; as weather fair and tidy.
2.
Neat; dressed with neat simplicity; as a tidy lass; the children are tidy; their dress is tidy; that is primarily, proper for the time or occasion.
3.
Neat; being in good order. The apartments are well furnished and tidy.

Definition 2024


Tidy

Tidy

See also: tidy

English

Proper noun

Tidy

  1. A surname.

tidy

tidy

See also: Tidy

English

Adjective

tidy (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)

  1. (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
    • Tusser
      if weather be fair and tidy
  2. (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
  3. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
  4. Arranged neatly and in order.
    Keep Britain tidy.
  5. Not messy; neat and controlled.
  6. Satisfactory; comfortable.
  7. (informal) Generous, considerable.
    The scheme made a tidy profit.

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Verb

tidy (third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied)

  1. To make tidy; to neaten.

Translations

Noun

tidy (plural tidies)

  1. A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
    a desk 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. (dated) A child's pinafore.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
  4. The wren.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)

Interjection

tidy

  1. (Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

Usage notes

Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question, meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy."