The new arrangement was a tidy compromise. Each side surrendered something it valued, but no one walked away with the sense that the bargain had cost more than it gained.
As used in the text, what does the word "tidy" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
satisfactorily neat
- B
fastidious in dress
- C
free of clutter
- D
fairly large in size
Explanation
The arrangement is praised as a satisfactorily neat resolution. Note "tidy" can also mean "fairly large" (a tidy sum), but here the context is the elegance of the compromise.