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tidy

/ˈtaɪdi/TIGH-dee
/ˈtaɪdi/TIGH-dee

Meaningtimely

Common meaning: neat and orderly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtidsource
  2. Middle Englishfidysource
  3. Englishtidy‘neat and orderly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English tid ‘timely’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TIDY, p. 643 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • tid Old English “timely”

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