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neat1 adj (neater, neatest) 1 tidy; clean; orderly. 2 pleasingly small or regular. 3 elegantly or cleverly simple • a neat explanation. 4 skilful or efficient • Neat work! 5 N Amer excellent • That's neat! 6 said especially of an alcoholic drink: undiluted. neatly adverb. neatness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French net clean or tidy.
neat2 noun (plural neat) archaic or dialect an ox, bull or cow, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon meaning 'a beast' or 'cattle', from neotan to use.
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