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Word: Neat
Speech Type: Adjective
late 15th century (in the sense ‘clean, free from impurities’): from French net, from Latin nitidus ‘shining’, from nitere ‘to shine’; related to net. The sense ‘bright’ (now obsolete) was recorded in English in the late 16th century
niːt
arranged in a tidy way; in good order
Short Definition:arranged tidily
Examples:- the books had been stacked up in neat piles
done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency
Short Definition:efficient or skilful
Examples:- a neat bit of deduction
(of liquid, especially spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else
Short Definition:not diluted
Examples:- he drank neat Scotch
very good; excellent
Short Definition:excellent
Examples:- it was really neat seeing the city
Word: Neat
Speech Type: Noun
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