neatly

Everyday

1. Neatly means in a tidy, careful way, with everything in order. tree →
2. Neatly can mean cleverly and skilfully, with no fuss, like a problem neatly solved. tree →

In the lessons

In school: «write neatly», «fold your clothes neatly», «set out your working neatly» — neat layout in maths helps you and the teacher see each step and spot mistakes (line up digits in columns). In everyday life: neatly made beds, neatly packed bags. Phrases: «write neatly», «neatly folded», «neatly dressed», «fit neatly».

Examples

• Please write neatly in your book. tree →
• She folded her clothes neatly. tree →
• Line up the numbers neatly in columns before you add. tree →
• The books were stacked neatly on the shelf. tree →
• He was neatly dressed for the photo. tree →
• The puzzle piece fitted neatly into place. tree →
• The cat neatly jumped onto the wall. tree →
• Tidy your desk neatly before you go home. tree →
• No six men could have divided the herd so neatly. tree →

Note

Adjective: «neat» (a neat bedroom); noun: «neatness». Opposite: «messily, untidily». In US slang «neat» can also mean «cool, great».

In Jewish tradition

In school: «write neatly», «fold your clothes neatly», «set out your working neatly» — neat layout in maths helps you and the teacher see each step and spot mistakes (line up digits in columns). In everyday life: neatly made beds, neatly packed bags. Phrases: «write neatly», «neatly folded», «neatly dressed», «fit neatly».

Examples

• Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on [Genesis 1:1], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.] [note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Adjective: «neat» (a neat bedroom); noun: «neatness». Opposite: «messily, untidily». In US slang «neat» can also mean «cool, great».