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neat

Dictionary definition · neat

adjective

  1. clean or organized"her neat dress"
  2. showing care in execution"neat homework"
  3. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed"he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
  4. superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject"too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
  5. excellent"he did a bully job"
  6. (of an alcoholic drink) without water"took his whiskey neat"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).