neatlyEnglishOxford English Thesaurusneatly adverb 1 she was neatly dressed in a tweed suit and a cashmere jersey | neatly arranged papers: tidily, smartly, sprucely; methodically, systematically. 2 the point was neatly put: cleverly, aptly, nicely, elegantly, well. 3 a neatly executed back header: skilfully, deftly, adroitly, adeptly, expertly, precisely, nimbly, agilely, gracefully, effortlessly; informal niftily.neatly Oxford Dictionary of English