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neatly

/ˈnitɫi/ adv

In a neat manner.

Word Origin Neatly comes from neat, which originally meant 'clean, pure' in Proto-Germanic, from PIE *kneit- 'to press, pinch' — perhaps the idea of squeezing out impurities. Over time, neat also came to mean 'tidy, orderly.' The same root might be related to knit (to tie tightly). So neatly means 'in a clean, tidy manner.'

adv In a neat manner.

He folded his clothes neatly and placed them in the drawer.

(副词) 整洁地；整齐地；利落地

他把衣服叠得整整齐齐，然后放进抽屉里。

(adverbio) ordenadamente; con esmero; pulcramente; primorosamente; limpiamente [De manera ordenada.]

Él dobló su ropa ordenadamente y la colocó en el cajón.

(adverbe) soigneusement; proprement; avec soin; de manière soignée [De façon soignée et ordonnée.]

Il plia soigneusement ses vêtements et les rangea dans le tiroir.

(Adverb) ordentlich; säuberlich; akkurat [Auf eine ordentliche, saubere oder gepflegte Weise; ohne Unordnung oder Nachlässigkeit.]

Er faltete seine Kleidung **neatly** und legte sie in die Schublade.

(副詞) きちんと、整然と。

彼は服をきちんと畳んで引き出しにしまった。

(advérbio) arrumadamente; organizadamente; caprichosamente; esmeradamente [De maneira arrumada.]

Ele dobrou suas roupas de forma arrumada e as colocou na gaveta.

Synonyms: tidily orderly methodically systematically cleanly trimly smartly precisely Antonyms: messily sloppily untidily carelessly
Word parts: neat + ly

Common collocations

fit verb fold verb trim verb arrange verb sum verb tie verb dress verb stack verb label verb tuck verb divide verb illustrate verb

Related words

neat neatness neaten

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