Definition: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
Usage: he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek; a clean throw; the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Similar words: adroit
Definition: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
Usage: an exceptionally adroit pianist; an adroit technician; his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers; an adroit negotiator
Synonyms: full-strength, straight, neat
Definition: without water
Usage: took his whiskey neat
Synonyms: neat, tasteful, refined
Definition: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
Usage: a neat style; a neat set of rules; she hated to have her neat plans upset
Similar words: elegant
Definition: refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
Usage: elegant handwriting; an elegant dark suit; she was elegant to her fingertips; small churches with elegant white spires; an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid
Synonyms: great, groovy, neat, nifty, peachy, not bad, bang-up, keen, bully, dandy, corking, cracking, swell, slap-up, smashing
Definition: very good
Usage: he did a bully job; a neat sports car; had a great time at the party; you look simply smashing
Similar words: good
Definition: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
Usage: good news from the hospital; a good report card; when she was good she was very very good; a good knife is one good for cutting; this stump will make a good picnic table; a good check; a good joke; a good exterior paint; a good secretary; a good dress for the office
Definition: clean or organized
Usage: her neat dress; a neat room
Similar words: tidy
Definition: marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
Usage: a tidy person; a tidy house; a tidy mind
Synonyms: neat
Definition: showing care in execution
Usage: neat homework; neat handwriting
Similar words: tidy
Definition: marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
Usage: a tidy person; a tidy house; a tidy mind