tidied Definition

tidy
adj tidier, tidiest

1. Neat and in good order.

Thesaurus: neat, orderly, clean, uncluttered, shipshape, spruce, trim, spick and span, well kept, well groomed; Antonym: disorganized.
2. Methodical.
3. colloq
Large; considerable.
Example: a tidy sum of money
Thesaurus: large, ample, substantial, generous, goodly, respectable, sizable.

noun tidies

1. A receptacle for odds and ends, especially one in a kitchen unit for waste scraps or on a desk for pens, paper-clips, etc.

Example: a sink-tidy
Example: a desk-tidy
(especially US)
2. An ornamental cover for a chair-back.

verb

tidies, tidied, tidying
1. To make it neat; to put things away or arrange them neatly.

Form: tidy something away (also)
Form: tidy something up

Derivative: tidily
adverb

Derivative: tidiness
noun

Etymology: 18c in adj sense 1; 14c, meaning ‘timely'.