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tidily

/tˈaɪdili/ adv

In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.

Word Origin Tidy originally meant 'timely, seasonable' — from Old English tīd 'time.' So tidily is 'in a timely, orderly manner.' The word shifted from 'timely' to 'neat, orderly' because things done at the right time are well-arranged. The same root gives us tide (the time of the sea), time, and eventide (evening time). The -y and -ly suffixes make it an adverb.

adv In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.

She arranged the books tidily on the shelf by color and size.

(副词) 整洁地；整齐地；干干净净地

她按照颜色和大小把书整齐地排列在书架上。

(adverbio) De manera ordenada; ordenadamente; con esmero.

Ella ordenó los libros en el estante por color y tamaño.

(adverbe) soigneusement; proprement; avec ordre; ordonnément [De manière ordonnée ; avec soin et propreté.]

Elle rangea les livres soigneusement sur l'étagère, par couleur et par taille.

(Adverb) ordentlich; sauber; aufgeräumt [Auf ordentliche, saubere oder gepflegte Weise.]

Sie ordnete die Bücher **tidily** nach Farbe und Größe im Regal an.

(副詞) 整然と；きちんと；清潔に。

彼女は本を色と大きさで棚にきちんと並べた。

(advérbio) ordenadamente; arrumadamente; asseadamente; limparmente [De maneira arrumada; ordenadamente; limpamente.]

Ela organizou os livros ordenadamente na prateleira por cor e tamanho.

Synonyms: neatly orderly methodically systematically cleanly Antonyms: messily untidily sloppily disorderly

adv suitably; duly; favourably

The proposal was tidily accepted by all members of the committee.

(副词) 适当地；恰当地；得体地

这个提议得到了委员会所有成员的欣然接受。

(adverbio) Convenientemente; debidamente; favorablemente.

La propuesta fue debidamente aceptada por todos los miembros del comité.

(adverbe) convenablement; dûment; favorablement; comme il faut [De manière convenable ; dûment ; favorablement.]

La proposition fut dûment acceptée par tous les membres du comité.

(Adverb) passend; angemessen [In angemessener, passender oder günstiger Weise.]

Der Vorschlag wurde **tidily** von allen Komiteemitgliedern angenommen.

(副詞) 適切に；正式に；好意的に。

その提案は委員会のすべてのメンバーによって正式に承認された。

(advérbio) convenientemente; devidamente; favoravelmente; apropriadamente [Convenientemente; devidamente; favoravelmente.]

A proposta foi devidamente aceita por todos os membros do comitê.

Synonyms: suitably appropriately properly fittingly duly Antonyms: unsuitably improperly inappropriately unfavorably

adv seasonably; betimes

The farmers harvested their crops tidily before the first frost arrived.

(副词) 及时地；适时地

农民们在初霜到来之前及时地收割了庄稼。

(adverbio) Oportunamente; a tiempo.

Los agricultores cosecharon sus cultivos oportunamente antes de que llegara la primera helada.

(adverbe) opportunément; à point nommé; en temps opportun; au bon moment [Au bon moment ; en temps opportun.]

Les fermiers récoltèrent leurs cultures au bon moment, avant les premières gelées.

(Adverb) rechtzeitig; frühzeitig [Zur rechten Zeit; frühzeitig; rechtzeitig.]

Die Bauern ernteten ihre Felder **tidily**, bevor der erste Frost kam.

(副詞) 時宜にかなって；適切な時期に。

農民たちは初霜が降りる前に作物を適切な時期に収穫した。

(advérbio) tempestivamente; oportunamente; em tempo; na estação própria [Em época oportuna; a tempo; em boa estação.]

Os fazendeiros colheram suas safras oportunamente antes da chegada da primeira geada.

Synonyms: seasonably timely early betimes opportunely Antonyms: untimely late improperly
Word parts: tid + y + ly

Common collocations

be verb to prep so adv on prep out adv in prep not adv of prep

Related words

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