tidily

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adverb

In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.

RareFirst used 18th c.Scrabble 10

Meanings

adverbtidily (comparative more tidily, superlative most tidily)

comparative more tidily · superlative most tidily

  1. In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.First known use 18th c.

    The rabbits barely acknowledged her, intent on cleaning themselves, nibbling their food, tidily excreting.

    2018, Melanie Finn, The Underneath
    3 more examples

    And a man mun keep watch at t mill toft / To stiddy his mouter-dish — help him to sift it, / And see it's o' tidily done

    1875, William Dickinson, Cumbriana; Or, Fragments of Cumbrian Life, page 231

    Bonnet drama, conversely, removes us tidily from any such responsibility to a world of rules and rituals, where everyone knows their place...

    2000, Maureen Lipman, Lip Reading

    A pile of assorted kitchen gear—a heavy frypan dark with soot, several spoons and forks stuck tidily in a clean pot, a kettle as blackened as the frypan, and a large pot that tilted benignly to one side—rested against the side of the firepit.

    2004, Faith Richardson, Fay Lapka Richardson, Hoverlight, page 200

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishtidili
  2. Englishtidily

From Middle English tidili, tidily, equivalent to tidy + -ly.

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