different between scrubbed vs tidy

English

Verb

scrubbed

1. simple past tense and past participle of scrub

Adjective

scrubbed (comparative more scrubbed, superlative most scrubbed)

1. (surgery, not comparable) With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.
2. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.

English

Etymology

From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), equivalent to tide (“time”) +? -y. Cognate with Dutch tijdig (“timely”), Middle Low German t?dich (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?di/
• Rhymes: -a?di

Adjective

tidy (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)

1. Arranged neatly and in order.

2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
4. (colloquial) Generous, considerable.

5. (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
   • 1573, Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry

     if weather be fair and tidy

6. (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.

Synonyms

• (arranged neatly): neat, orderly, presentable, spick and span; see also Thesaurus:orderly or Thesaurus:clean
• (at the right time): opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely
• (appropriate or suitable): apt, fit; see also Thesaurus:suitable

Antonyms

• (not messy): messy, untidy

Derived terms

• hair-tidy

Related terms

• tidily
• tidiness

Translations

Verb

tidy (third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied)

1. To make tidy; to neaten.

Translations

Noun

tidy (plural tidies)

1. A tabletop container for pens and stationery.

2. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
3. (dated) A child's pinafore.

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4. The wren.

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Translations

Interjection

tidy

1. (Wales) Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.