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
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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.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
But for households short on space, a bed that shares the same tidy footprint as a standard crib (and makes use of the same mattress and sheets) can be a godsend.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
This sparks her ardent imagination more than any husband tidying the garden could.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Occasionally there are only 10 spare minutes in a day for cleaning.
Luckily, according to our cleaning experts, that is more than enough time to make a visible dent in the chaos and help keep your home tidy.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
But for households short on space, a bed that shares the same tidy footprint as a standard crib (and makes use of the same mattress and sheets) can be a godsend.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The tedium of day-to-day, real-life differences started to take some of the passion out of their relationship, with Elliot asking Kat to tidy up her clothes and showing more concern for the drenched wood floors than Kat’s big time-travel news.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
This sparks her ardent imagination more than any husband tidying the garden could.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Tidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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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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