tidy
adjective
neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress.
tidiness
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a word derived from
tidy.
Example Sentences
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One of the pleasures here is witnessing both actors reanimate the rhythms of a long-ago conversation, their text absent the typical tidiness of a screenplay and instead an interwoven network of inflection, attitude, allusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
It feels satisfying that he was apprehended, and as a reporter there’s a certain kind of tidiness about it being ready for Monday morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025
A dandy is, simply, someone with an all-encompassing devotion to fashion, style and tidiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
"Her link-up play is something that has really improved, the tidiness of it. She finds herself in the box always between centre-halves and is really difficult to pick up."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
But Jon turns me into a model of tidiness and efficiency.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
