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Tidy vs Tidgy - What's the difference?

tidy | tidgy |

As adjectives the difference between tidy and tidgy

is that tidy is in good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable while tidgy is very small; teensy.

As a verb tidy

is to make tidy; to neaten.

As a noun tidy

is a tabletop container for pens and stationery.

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

    Related terms

    * tidily * tidiness

    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

    tidgy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) Very small; teensy.
  • * 1950 , Anthony West, The vintage
    • ...all we could scrape up was jobs selling things for tidgy little firms that weren't big enough to be mopped up into any of the nationalisation schemes...
  • * 2001 , Max Hennessy, The Lion at Sea
    • 'It's only a tidgy one,' he said. 'Nobody in Huguenot seems very impressed.'
  • * 2001 , Eric Malpass, At the Height of the Moon
    • 'She says Indian elephants are tidgy little things.' 'They're not then.' Emma was getting heated. 'They're– ' 'Emma!' said Jenny sharply. The child subsided.
  • * 2008 , Jim Cartwright, Supermarket supermodel
    • I was going to let him have one in the tidgy triangle below the throat like Suze taught me, but everything stopped at the sound of Paulie retching.