adj.
(tidier, tidiest)
- arranged neatly and in order.
▸inclined to keep things or one's appearance neat and in order.
▸neat and controlled.
- informal (of an amount, especially of money) considerable.
n.
(pl. tidies)
-
(also tidy-up)
Brit. an act or spell of tidying.
- a receptacle for holding small objects.
- chiefly US a detachable ornamental cover for a chair back.
v.
(tidies, tidying, tidied)
(
often tidy up)
make something tidy.
▸
(tidy something away)
put something away for the sake of tidiness.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (orig. in sense ‘timely, opportune’): from tide + -y1.