neatly

neat ¹

 (nēt)

adj. neat·er, neat·est

1.

a. Orderly and clean; tidy: a neat office; a neat desk.

b. Habitually tidy or well-organized: was lucky to have a neat roommate.

2. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.

3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.

4. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.

5. Slang Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.

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[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nitēre, to shine.]

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neat′ly adv.

neat′ness n.

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neat ²

 (nēt)

n. pl. neat Archaic

A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

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[Middle English net, from Old English nēat.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

neatly - with neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly"

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neatly

adverb

1. tidily, nicely, smartly, systematically, methodically, fastidiously He took off his trousers and folded them neatly.

2. smartly, elegantly, stylishly, tidily, nattily She was neatly dressed, her hair was tidy and she carried a shoulder-bag.

3. gracefully, expertly, efficiently, adeptly, deftly, skilfully, nimbly, adroitly, dexterously, agilely He sent the ball over the bar with a neatly executed header.

4. cleverly, precisely, accurately, efficiently, aptly, elegantly She neatly summed up a common attitude among many teachers and parents.

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Translations

بأناقَه، بِتَرْتيب، بِمَهارَهبِتَنْظِيمِ

úhledněpečlivě

nydeligtordentligt

ordentlich

προσεγμένα

con esmerohábilmentepulcramente

siististi

soigneusement

uredno

snyrtilega; snoturlega

nitidamenteordinatamente

きちんと

깔끔하게

netjes

ordentlig

schludnie

caprichosamenteesmeradamente

аккуратноопрятно

úhľadne

skrbno

ordentligt

อย่างเรียบร้อย

derli topludüzgün şekilde

một cách gọn gàng

整洁地工整地干净地

neatly

[ˈniːtlɪ] ADV

1. (= carefully, tidily) [arrange, put, fold] → con cuidado, cuidadosamente, con esmero; [write, type] → claramente
she is always very neatly dressed → siempre va muy arreglada
a neatly kept garden → un jardín bien cuidado

2. (= cleverly) [summarize, explain] → con claridad, bien; [avoid] → ingeniosamente, con habilidad
as you so neatly put it → como tú muy bien dijiste
it was very neatly put → estaba muy bien expresado

3. (= conveniently) [fit] → perfectamente; [divide] → claramente, fácilmente
they do not fit neatly into categories → no se los puede encasillar tan fácilmente
everything worked out very neatly → todo se resolvió muy bien

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neatly

[ˈniːtli] adv

[labelled, arranged, stacked, clipped, pressed, typed] → soigneusement; [fold, put away, hang up] → soigneusement
a neatly trimmed beard → une barbe soigneusement taillée
neatly folded → soigneusement plié(e)
neatly wrapped
It comes neatly wrapped in a little cellophane bag → C'est vendu dans un petit sachet de cellophane très pratique.

[fit] → facilement
neatly dressed → à la mise soignée
to fit neatly into sth [object] → rentrer facilement dans qch; [person] → rentrer facilement dans qch
Real people do not fit neatly into categories → Des gens authentiques ne rentrent pas facilement dans une catégorie.

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neatly

adv

(= tidily) → ordentlich; write, work, sew → ordentlich, sauber

(= pleasingly) → nett, adrett, hübsch; a neatly turned ankle → eine hübsche schlanke Fessel

(= skilfully) → gewandt; solve → sauber, elegant; that was neatly done → das hast du/hat er etc schlau gemacht; neatly put → prägnant formuliert; neatly turned phrases → prägnant formulierte Sätze pl

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neatly

[ˈniːtlɪ] adv

a. (tidily, fold, wrap, dress) → accuratamente, con cura; (write) → bene, in bella calligrafia

b. (skilfully) → abilmente
neatly put → ben espresso/a

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neat

(niːt) adjective

1. tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place. a neat house; She is very neat and tidy. netjies مُرَتَّب ، أنيق подреден arrumado uklizený, čistý; elegantní nett ordentlig τακτοποιημένος pulcro, ordenado puhas مرتب siisti propre, bien tenuנקי, מסודר स्वच्छ, साफ uredan takaros rapi snyrtilegur preciso, ordinato きちんとした 말끔한 švarus, tvarkingas tīrs; kārtīgs kemas netjesryddig, ordentlig, pynteligschludny په ترتيب كښى arrumado curat, îngrijit опрятный; аккуратный čistý, úhľadný urejen uredan prydlig, proper, vårdad เรียบร้อย düzenli, tertipli 乾淨整齊的 чистий, охайний صاف ستھرا gọn gàng 整洁的，整齐的，利索的

2. skilfully done. He has made a neat job of the repair. netjies ماهِر، دَقيق спретнат bem feito pečlivý, šikovný geschickt nydelig καλοφτιαγμένοςbien hecho osav شسته رفته taidokas très bien/bon עָשָׂה בְּהַצלָחָה सुव्यवस्थित čist ügyes rapi snoturlegur ben fatto じょうずな 세련된 geras, puikus veikls; prasmīgs rapi handigpen, nydeligstaranny, porządny په ښه توګه تر سره كيدل bem feito foarte bine искусный šikovný spreten vešt ordentlig, noggrann, snygg เหมาะสม ustaca, çok iyi bir şekilde 靈巧的 акуратний; добре зроблений نفيس gọn 灵巧的

3. (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water. neat whisky. skoon صافٍ، صِرْف чист puro čistý unverdünnt ren σκέτοςsolo lahjendamata خالص raaka sec לא מָהוּל अच्छा bez vode tiszta murni óblandaður puro, liscio ストレートの (술이) 물을 타지 않은 grynas, neatskiestas tīrs, neatšķaidīts wiski keras puurbar, ublandetczysty, nie rozcieńczony خالص puro sec чистый čistý čist čist ren แบบเพียว ๆ susuz, buzsuz, sade 純的(指飲料，尤指含酒精飲料) нерозведений خالص nguyên chất 纯的（尤指酒）

ˈneatness noun

netheid تَرْتيب، أناقَه، دِقَّه подреденост ordem čistota die Nettigkeit orden τάξη, επιμέλειαorden, destreza, habilidad puhtus خالص بودن siisteys netteté סֶדֶר וְנִיקָיוֹן स्वच्छता, सफाई urednost, skladnost takaros/ízléses volta valaminek kerapian snyrtimennska (ordine) 整然 정돈됨 švarumas, tvarkingumas tīrība; kārtīgums kekemasan netheidryddighet, pyntelighet schludność خالص او پاك ordem îngrijire опрятность čistota urejenost urednost prydlighet ความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย düzenlilik, düzgünlük, derli topluluk 乾淨整齊 акуратність, охайність صفائي ستھرائي sự gọn gàng 整洁，干净

ˈneatly adverb

tidily or skilfully. Please write neatly. netjies بأناقَه، بِتَرْتيب، بِمَهارَه спретнато com capricho pečlivě, úhledně ordentlich ordentligt; pænt τακτικά, καθαρά, με επιμέλεια con esmero, hábilmente hoolikalt مرتب huolellisesti soigneusement בְּצוָּרה יָפָה וּמסוּדֶרֶת स्वच्छतापूर्वक, सफाई से uredno, jasno rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega; snoturlega accuratamente きちんと 깔끔하게 švariai, gerai, kruopščiai, tvarkingai kārtīgi; glīti; prasmīgi dengan kemas, dengan rapi netjespent, sirlig, nydelig starannie منظم com cuidado îngrijit аккуратно; четко úhľadne skrbno uredno prydligt, vårdat อย่างเรียบร้อย düzgün şekilde 乾淨整齊地，靈巧地 акуратно, охайно نفاست سے một cách gọn gàng 工整地，整洁地，干净地

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neatly

→ بِتَنْظِيمِ úhledně nydeligt ordentlich προσεγμένα pulcramente siististi soigneusement uredno ordinatamente きちんと 깔끔하게 netjes ordentlig schludnie caprichosamente, esmeradamente опрятно ordentligt อย่างเรียบร้อย derli toplu một cách gọn gàng 整洁地

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