neat

neat
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. tidy, orderly; compact, trim, shapely; pure, unmixed; deft, skillful, adroit; pat, felicitous. See cleanness, simpleness, order.Ant., messy, disorderly.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Clean and orderly]
Syn. clean, tidy, trim, prim, spruce, natty, dapper, smart, correct, shipshape, methodical, regular, orderly, systematic, spotless, finical, nice, dainty, elegant, well kept, spick-and-span, immaculate, meticulous, trig, chic, well-groomed, exact, precise, proper, neat as a pin, in good order, spruced up, put to right; see also clean 1 .
Ant. unkempt, disordered*, slovenly.
2. [Clever; said of something done ]
Syn. dexterous, deft, skillful, expert, proficient, handy, apt, ready, quick, artful, nimble, agile, adept, speedy, finished, practiced, easy, effortless; see also able 2 .
Ant. awkward*, clumsy, fumbling.
3. [Pure]
Syn. unadulterated, unmixed, unalloyed; see clear 2 , pure 1 .
4. [*Nice]
Syn. pleasing, fine, great; see excellent .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. orderly tidy, trim, shipshape, spotless, spruce, immaculate, spic-and-span.
2. fastidious meticulous, exacting, natty, spiffy.
3. great Sl. *cool, *neato, good, excellent.
ANT.: 1. disorderly, untidy, sloppy, messy. 2. sloppy, unkempt. 3. bad, awful. see clean
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. In good order or clean condition: orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British: tight. Idiom: neat as a pin. See CLEAN, ORDER. 2. Well done or executed: adroit, clean, deft, skillful. See ABILITY, GOOD. 3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: full-strength, plain, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed. See CLEAN, STRONG. 4. Slang. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen1, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See GOOD.

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