neatest
- 1Superlative of neat.
Of all the desks in the office, hers was easily the neatest.
The judges agreed that his garden was the neatest entry in the competition.
Note
A one-syllable adjective takes -est directly, so the neatest desk is the usual choice over the most neat desk. The form grades the senses of neat that come in degrees: tidiness, simple elegance, and skillful execution, as in the neatest solution to a puzzle. The senses meaning undiluted (whisky served neat) or describing a reagent used without solvent are all-or-nothing states, so they seldom take a superlative.
neatest 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 → neatest: add -est
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