adjective
- unmixed with anything; undiluted; straight: said esp. of liquor drunk without a mixer or chaser
- Rare free of deductions; net
- clean and in good order; trim; tidy
- characterized by tidiness, skill, and precision: a neat worker
- without anything superfluous; simple
- well-proportioned; shapely
- cleverly or smartly phrased or done
- Slang nice, pleasing, fine, etc.: a generalized term of approval
Origin:
Fr net < L nitidus, shining, elegant, smart, trim < nitere, to shine < IE base *nei-, to be active, shine > MIr nīam, luster, beauty