tidy /ˈtaɪ.di/adjective 8noun 4exclamation 1verb 1forms 5phrases 2 adjective8 •Arranged neatly and in order.She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place. •Not messy; neat and controlled.Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter. •Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis. •(informal) Generous, considerable.The scheme made a tidy profit. •(informal) Satisfactory; comfortable. •Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order. •(no longer used) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable. •(no longer used) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good. noun4 •[in compounds] A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.It was in the days when[…]every scrap of cotton or linen found its way into the ‘tidy’. — 1863 •A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc. •(old-fashioned) A child's pinafore.A much coarser cotton, according to the fancy of the worker, may be used for the trimmings of night dresses, petticoats, D'Oyleys, tidies, etc. — 1846 •The wren. exclamation1 •(Wales) Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine. verb1 •To make tidy; to neaten. formstidied · tidying · tidies · tidier · tidiest Phrases with tidy neat and tidyIn a state of good order; tidy. tidy-upAn instance of something being tidied up.