Tidy vs Boring - What's the difference?
tidy | boring |
(obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
* Tusser
(lb) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Arranged neatly and in order.
Not messy; neat and controlled.
Satisfactory; comfortable.
(informal) Generous, considerable.
To make tidy; to neaten.
A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
(dated) A child's pinafore.
The wren.
(Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
A pit or hole which has been d.
* 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
As adjectives the difference between tidy and boring
is that tidy is in good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable while boring is causing boredom.As verbs the difference between tidy and boring
is that tidy is to make tidy; to neaten while boring is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between tidy and boring
is that tidy is a tabletop container for pens and stationery while boring is a pit or hole which has been bored.As an interjection tidy
is expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.As a proper noun Tidy
is {{surname|lang=en}.tidy
English
Adjective
(er)- if weather be fair and tidy
- Keep Britain tidy .
- The scheme made a tidy profit.
Synonyms
* neat * orderly * presentable * spick and spanAntonyms
* messy * untidyDerived terms
* hair-tidyVerb
Noun
(tidies)- a desk tidy
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- (Drayton)
Interjection
(en interjection)Usage notes
Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy." 1000 English basic wordsboring
English
Noun
(en noun)- It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.