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# neatly

adverb (neatly, more neatly)

«neatly» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Neatly means in a tidy, careful way, with everything in order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#m1)
2. Neatly can mean cleverly and skilfully, with no fuss, like a problem neatly solved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x1)
- She folded her clothes neatly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x2)
- Line up the numbers neatly in columns before you add. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x3)
- The books were stacked neatly on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x4)
- He was neatly dressed for the photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x5)
- The puzzle piece fitted neatly into place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x6)
- The cat neatly jumped onto the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x7)
- Tidy your desk neatly before you go home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x8)
- No six men could have divided the herd so neatly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x9)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neatly/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «neatly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neatly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neatly.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «neatly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/neatly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neatly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/neatly.html) on Mova free.