neatly

Adverb

Meaning

In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

well easily closely organized careful efficiently systematically finely orderly classically cleanly nicely elegantly intelligently cleverly
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Antonyms

coarsely poorly badly incorrectly wrongly improperly
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Phrases with the word

eat neatly neatly dressed neatly expressed

Anagrams

Antley

Examples

There is a continental culture. There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I don't think Canadian culture coincides neatly with borders. Stephen Harper

The idea that Bill Gates (one of the founders of Microsoft) has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he, by peddling second rate technology, led them into it in the first place... Douglas Adams

Not only are facts and theories in constant disharmony, they are never as neatly separated as everyone makes them out to be. Paul Karl Feyerabend

The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. Terry Pratchett

Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does. John Kenneth Galbraith

What you hope for Is that at some point of the pointless journey, Indoors or out, and when you least expect it, Right in the middle of your stride, like that, So neatly that you never feel a thing, The kind assassin Sleep will draw a bead And blow your brains out. Richard Wilbur

Close letter words and terms

neatify neatish neatline neatly dressed neatly expressed neatness