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Tidy vs Boring - What's the difference?

tidy | boring |

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)
  • (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
  • * Tusser
  • if weather be fair and tidy
  • (lb) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
  • Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
  • Arranged neatly and in order.
  • Keep Britain tidy .
  • Not messy; neat and controlled.
  • Satisfactory; comfortable.
  • (informal) Generous, considerable.
  • The scheme made a tidy profit.

    Synonyms

    * neat * orderly * presentable * spick and span

    Antonyms

    * messy * untidy

    Derived terms

    * hair-tidy

    Verb

  • To make tidy; to neaten.
  • Noun

    (tidies)
  • A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
  • a desk tidy
  • 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.
  • (Wright)
  • The wren.
  • (Drayton)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
  • 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 words

    boring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pit or hole which has been d.
  • * 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
  • It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  • Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing boredom.
  • What a boring film that was!

    Synonyms

    * dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious * See also

    Derived terms

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    Anagrams

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