neatly

neat ¹  (nt)

adj. neat·er, neat·est

1. Orderly and clean; tidy.

2. Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.

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

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

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

6. 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 nitre, to shine.]

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neatly adv.

neatness n.

Synonyms: neat¹, tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span
These adjectives mean clean and in good order. Neat is the most general: a neat room; neat hair.
Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order: "When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled" (Charlotte Brontë).
Trim stresses especially smart appearance: "A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings" (Herman Melville).
Shipshape evokes meticulous order: "We'll try to make this barn a little more shipshape" (Rudyard Kipling).
Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness of something new: "young men in spick-and-span uniforms" (Edith Wharton).

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neat ²  (nt)

n. pl. neat Archaic

A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

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[Middle English net, from Old English nat.]

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.

Translations

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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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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