neater
- 1Comparative of neat.
The second draft was neater, with far fewer crossings-out.
His desk always stays neater than anyone else's in the office.
Note
One-syllable neat compares with plain -er, the usual pattern for short adjectives. The comparative sits most comfortably with the gradable senses: tidier, trimmer, more cleverly executed, as in a neater desk or a neater solution. The undiluted sense resists comparison, because a drink served neat either has something added or it does not. The archaic sense meaning net, after all deductions, does not grade either.
neater is a form of neat
neat, adjective: Clean, tidy, and orderly in appearance or arrangement, often with a simple, tasteful elegance. Full entry
- Spelling
- neat → neater: add -er
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