tidy

/ˈtaɪdi/ adjective

Definition

PLACE › having everything in the right place and arranged in a good order: Her room was clean and tidy.

PERSON › liking to keep things in the correct place and arranged in a good order: I'm afraid I'm not very tidy. → Opposite untidy

tidily adverb tidiness noun [U]

(Definition of tidy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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