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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tidy \Ti"dy\, a. [Compar. {Tidier}; superl. {Tidiest}.] [From
{Tide} time, season; cf. D. tijdig timely, G. zeitig, Dan. &
Sw. tidig.]
1. Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as,
tidy weather. [Obs.]
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If weather be fair and tidy. --Tusser.
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2. Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept
in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping
things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the
apartments are well furnished and tidy.
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A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. --Piers
Plowman.
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