neatly

neat·ly
N1E1A1T1L1Y4
/ˈniːtli/

adverb

In a neat manner.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

adverbneatly (comparative neatlier or more neatly, superlative neatliest or most neatly)

comparative neatlier · comparative more neatly · superlative neatliest · superlative most neatly

  1. In a neat manner.
    1 more example

    I was delighted to see A Woman's Place take a stand against censorship. But I noted with some cynicism that the exhibit failed to include any of the numerous publications suppressed by institutions of the feminist community. It thus neatly avoided acknowledging the role being played by the women's movement as a force for censorship (and the rather sordid past of A Woman's Place itself).

    1984 December 22, Gayle Rubin, “Censored: Anti-Porn Laws And Women's Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 8

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian спретнато
  • спретнато (spretnato)in a neat manner
Esperanto nete
  • netein a neat manner
French proprement, élégamment
  • proprementin a neat manner
  • élégammentin a neat manner
Latin munditer
  • munditerin a neat manner
Russian чисто
  • чисто (čisto)in a neat manner
Ukrainian чи́сто, оха́йно
  • чи́сто (čýsto)in a neat manner
  • оха́йно (oxájno)in a neat manner

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APA

neatly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatly

MLA

“neatly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neatly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatly.

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