Meanings
comparative neatlier · comparative more neatly · superlative neatliest · superlative most neatly
- In a neat manner.
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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
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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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neatly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatly
“neatly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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