Definitions
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
Word origin
From Middle English nete, net, nette, from Anglo-Norman neit (“good, desirable, clean”), a variant of Old French net, nette (“clean, clear, pure”), from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”), derived from nitēre (“to shine”). Doublet of net and nitid. Cognate with German nett (“nice, kind”). Compare also nait.
Used in a sentence
“My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.”
“I like my whisky neat.”
“1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 464-465, A cup of neate wine of Orleance, That never came neer the brewers of England.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Orderly and tidy”4 letters
02“Tidy”4 letters
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