Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tidily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
tidi-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.

adv

seasonably; betimes

Obsolete

adv

suitably; duly; favourably

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English tidili, tidily, equivalent to tidy + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tidily (comparative) most tidily (superlative)

Questions

What does tidily mean?
In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.
Where does tidily come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tidily

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