Neat Neatly Tidy Arranged Thesaurus Things English I
The word 'neatly' is an adverb that means done in a tidy, careful, or skillful way. Examples illustrate its use in describing handwriting or summing up a problem effectively.
1tidy tidy and carefully arranged: neat handwriting His clothes were always neat and clean. Everything in the house was neat and tidy. She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.► see thesaurus at
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2liking things tidy someone who is neat likes to keep things tidy: I’ve always been quite neat.3good American English spoken very good, pleasant, or enjoyable: That’s a really neat idea. I liked working for him – he was a neat guy.► see thesaurus at
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4small something that is neat is small and attractive: her small, neat features5clever formal a neat way of doing or saying something is simple but clever and effective: In the end we found a very neat solution to the problem. a neat summary of the main issues6drinks especially British English a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid addedSYN straight: I can’t drink brandy neat. drinking neat whisky—neatly adverb: He wrote his name neatly at the bottom of the page. The problem was neatly summed up by one of the teachers.—neatness noun [uncountable]
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整洁地(50%),熟练地(50%)
adv.整洁地;熟练地;灵巧地
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