neat
adj.
arranged; clean; simple; clever; not adulterated; fundamental; wonderful (Slang)
interj.
great!, wow! (expression of pleasure, interest, or excitement)
adv.
neatly, tidily, cleanly
NEAT
neat
Adjective
1. clean or orderly; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"
(similar) tidy
2. showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"
(similar) tidy
3. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
(synonym) refined, tasteful
(similar) elegant
4. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
(synonym) clean
(similar) adroit
5. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
(synonym) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
(similar) good
(classification) colloquialism
6. without water; "took his whiskey neat"
(synonym) straight, full-strength
(similar) undiluted
Neat
(n.)
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
(n. sing. & pl.)
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.
(a.)
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
(a.)
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
(a.)
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
(a.)
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
(a.)
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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fine, well designed, cool What a neat car! It's small but roomy - and comfortable!