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neat

adjective (GOOD)
 
 
/niːt/ mainly US informal

Definition

good: That video game is really neat! Kyle has the neatest mom - she lets him stay up late on the weekends.Informal words for goodGood, better and bestQuite good, or not very good
(Definition of neat adjective (GOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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