| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To make neat and trim; make presentable. Also used with up: clean (up), freshen (up), groom, neaten (up), slick up, spruce (up), trig (out), trim. See ORDER. 2. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly. Also used with up: clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), straighten (up). See ORDER. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Informal. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal : OK. See GOOD. 2. Informal. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope: big, considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable. See BIG. 3. In good order or clean condition: neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British : tight. Idioms: neat as a pin. See CLEAN, ORDER.
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