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The correct spelling is neat.
How to pronounce neat
/niːt/
nounIPA: /niːt/
Say it like: Nee-t
The correct spelling is neat. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy. For example: "My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair."
Usage Examples
“My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.”
“I like my whisky neat.”
“The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
- 2.A bull or cow.
- 3.Cattle collectively.
adjective
- 1.Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- 2.Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- 3.Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- 4.With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- 5.Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
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