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It's an important point to make that people can't just be invalidated, eradicated, because they don't fit tidily into a box. And more and more, the modern world is all about conformity.
Lindsay Duncan

Meaning of "tidily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIDILY

tidily  [ˈtaɪdɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIDILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tidily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TIDILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orderliness

Orderliness is associated with other qualities such as cleanliness and diligence—and the desire for order and symmetry, and is generally considered to be a desirable quality. In psychology, an excessive desire for orderliness can be associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder and the term anal retentive, —from Freudian psychoanalysis—is used conversationally to describe a person with such attention to orderliness and detail that it becomes close to a mental disorder.

Definition of tidily in the English dictionary

The definition of tidily in the dictionary is in a manner characterized by or indicating neatness and order.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIDILY


bloodily
ˈblʌdɪlɪ
bodily
ˈbɒdɪlɪ
dilli
ˈdɪlɪ
dilly
ˈdɪlɪ
gaudily
ˈɡɔːdɪlɪ
giddily
ˈɡɪdɪlɪ
greedily
ˈɡriːdɪlɪ
handily
ˈhændɪlɪ
moodily
ˈmuːdɪlɪ
Piccadilly
ˌpɪkəˈdɪlɪ
readily
ˈrɛdɪlɪ
ruddily
ˈrʌdɪlɪ
shadily
ˈʃeɪdɪlɪ
shoddily
ˈʃɒdɪlɪ
speedily
ˈspiːdɪlɪ
steadily
ˈstɛdɪlɪ
sturdily
ˈstɜːdɪlɪ
tardily
ˈtɑːdɪlɪ
unsteadily
ʌnˈstedɪlɪ
untidily
ʌnˈtaɪdɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIDILY

tidelike
tideline
tidemark
tidemill
tidesman
tidewaiter
tidewater
tidewave
tideway
tidied
tidier
tidies
tidiest
tidiness
tidings
tidivation
tidy
tidy-out
tidy-up
tidytips

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIDILY

bawdily
beadily
cloudily
dandily
foolhardily
hardily
headily
muddily
needily
randily
reedily
rowdily
seedily
trendily
unhandily
unreadily
weedily
windily
wordily
woundily

Synonyms and antonyms of tidily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tidily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIDILY

Find out the translation of tidily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tidily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tidily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

整齐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ordenadamente
570 millions of speakers

English

tidily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुध्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل مرتب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аккуратно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ordenadamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিপাটীরূপে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proprement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ordentlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

整然と
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반듯하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tidily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọn gàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராடாவுக்குத் தான் மிக அதிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीटनेटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tidily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordinatamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schludnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акуратно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tidily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοσμίως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netjies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pryd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tidily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDILY»

The term «tidily» is regularly used and occupies the 84.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tidily

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QUOTES WITH «TIDILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tidily.
1
Lindsay Duncan
It's an important point to make that people can't just be invalidated, eradicated, because they don't fit tidily into a box. And more and more, the modern world is all about conformity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIDILY»

Discover the use of tidily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tidily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Design of Ultra Wideband Power Transfer Networks
Referring to Figure 2.23, let us consider a solenoid consisting of tidily wired N current loops concentrated within a small length compared to the diameter a. In other words, length z of the solenoid is negligibly small compared to a. In this case ...
Binboga Siddik Yarman, 2010
2
Sex Objects: Art and the Dialectics of Desire
We needed for there to be sites where the meanings didn't line up tidily with each other, and we learned to invest those sites with fascination and love. This can't help coloring the adult relation to cultural texts and objects; in fact, it's almost hard  ...
Jennifer Doyle, 2006
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A Companion to Classical Receptions
Many contemporary artists and intellectuals have challenged conventional literary histories where, say, modern receptions of Homer tidily follow on from ancient antecedents. Derek Walcott, for example, has vigorously expressed his ...
Lorna Hardwick, Christopher Stray, 2011
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The Art of Art History : A Critical Anthology: A Critical ...
We needed for there to be sites where the meanings didn't line up tidily with each other, and we learned to invest those sites with fascination and love.13 We feel recognized in those sites where meanings don't'line up tidily with each other,' in ...
Donald Preziosi, 1998
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The English dialect dictionary
IIcnce Tidily, adv. handily, smartly, well done. Der.I To do a thing lidily, handily. Sui. I call that pretty tidily done (hI.E.R.). 9. Pretty good, above mediocrity; tolerably good, considerably above the average. Also used adt' . Der. The little public was ...
Joseph Wright
6
Btec Introduction Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
tidily. As we have discussed in previous units, it is vital that food service staff understand the importance of, and are able to work in a clean, efficient and tidy manner. Anything else will result in a lowering of food safety standards and give a ...
Fiona Laing, Ian Roberts, 2005
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
An. Dy. Times (1892). e.Suf. Used of a crop, horse, bull, quantity, Ste. 1F.H.) Hmp. A good ti-ly crop, HOLLOWAY. (9 e.An.l l'le slapped him good-tidily; e.An.2 That will do. good-tidily. Nrf. l'm good tidily, thank yer (lihl ). Suf. He fared good titlyly ...
Joseph Wright
8
The Advanced Patterns of EFT
As I have said many times already, testing is of the essence to really complete any treatment properly and tidily – and I mean, energetically tidily in that sense. With the many sub-components and sub-aspects of a complex systemic problem set ...
Silvia Hartmann, 2003
9
Getting it Wrong: The Mediaeval Epistemology of Error
So belief or faith does not fit tidily into a scheme designed to range the holding of something to be true along an axis from 'sure to 'not sure'. These are problems about the quality of knowledge, just as much as those which have to do with ...
Gillian Rosemary Evans, 1998
10
The New Spelling Dictionary
... a noise Tiddle, "j. a. to use tenderly, to fondle Tide,/, a flux and reflux, stream, flood, time Tide, v. to drive with the stream, to flow out Tidewaiter,/. a custom- house officer Tidily, ad. neatly, readily Tidiness,/, neatness, readiness Tidings, /. news, ...
John Entick, 1780

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIDILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tidily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weatherley hits second hundred in three days
Brad Taylor (5.3-1-10-1) and Basil Akram (5-0-18-1) took the other wickets to fall while Devon's Ryan Stevenson (11-2-28-0) continued his trial by bowling tidily. «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
2
C Duncan review – pastoral dream-pop dizzyingly close to perfection
Sitting in neat rows in hushed quiet, they're here to watch a band of classically trained, collegiate-looking chaps in smart sweaters play tidily complex pastoral ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Labour party members, please think before you vote for Jeremy …
'Jeremy Corbyn as leader would fit tidily into the pattern the Conservative party established in its wilderness years.' Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
All-round India beat Zimbabwe to win match, series
Print. A+ A-. 22 SHARES. Experienced spinner Harbhajan Singh bowled tidily to register one for 29 in his 10 overs. (AP Photo) ... «India Today, Jul 15»
5
WATCH: What makes Towne Deli's 'Mess' taste so good?
Ironically enough, that gets them a tidily wrapped sandwich. Manager Joseph Alayon sums this thing up, "It's got six meats and one cheese plus lettuce, tomato, ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
6
Penn Museum's Monge tidily wraps the past
Penn Museum's Monge tidily wraps the past. A Pennsport resident's anthropological mastery yielded co-editing duties for a journal's mummy-centric issue. «South Philly Review, Jul 15»
7
'Mad Men': Did We Just Witness (or Miss) Don Draper's Last Face-to …
History tells us that most viewers don't like it — they want closure, a la Six Feet Under and a few other tidily ended series. But Weiner is a disciple of David ... «Hollywood Reporter, May 15»
8
When literary characters take on lives of their own
Daring heroines, dashing heroes, dastardly villains – they don't always tuck tidily back into the works that unleash them. Nor is it only the fully fleshed-out leads ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
9
Before I Go to Sleep Is a Tidily Constructed Potboiler
In Rowan Joffe's tidily constructed potboiler Before I Go to Sleep, Nicole Kidman plays a woman who, after a traumatic incident, wakes up every morning unable ... «Village Voice, Oct 14»
10
Modular Desk Organizer Designed to Be Tidily Tiled Together
Anyone who appreciates minimalism and organization will love the .ORG Deskscape made as part of a collaboration between Seattle-based Ladies ... «PSFK, Oct 14»

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