NEATLY
neatly
(adverb) with neatness; “she put the slippers under the bed neatly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
neatly (comparative neatlier or more neatly, superlative neatliest or most neatly)
In a neat manner.
Anagrams
• Antley
Source: Wiktionary
Neat"ly, adv.
Definition: In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
NEAT
Neat, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [AS. neát; akin to OHG. n, Icel. naut, Sw.
nöt, Dan. nöd, and to AS. neótan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth.
niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.]
(Zoöl.)
Definition: Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep,
and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's
foot. Chaucer.
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat. Spenser.
The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat. Shak.
A neat and a sheep of his own. Tusser.
Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It
is used to render leather soft and pliable.
Neat, a. Etym: [See neat, n.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus;
as, neat cattle.
Neat, a. [Compar. Neater; superl. Neatest.] Etym: [OE. nett, F. nett,
fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.]
1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly;
tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that
was so surprisingly neat and clean. Law.
2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and
becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat
style; a neat dress.
3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat
brandy. "Our old wine neat." Chapman.
4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.] neat line
(Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed.
– Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
Syn.
– Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition