neat

Alexander had the neatest handwriting and took notes on each applicant, while Beowulf and Cassiopeia escorted the ladies in and out of the parlor.

She undid her hair, brushed it out, and rewound it into a neat, freshly pinned bun.

The children eagerly obeyed and gathered their possessions into neat piles, which they proceeded to measure.

“But . . . ,” he said again, thinking about the neat stack of monthly bills on the kitchen counter and all the Y2K supplies they could buy with a hundred and fifty dollars.

I straightened my pearls, brushed the front of my skirt to make sure it was neat, squared my shoulders, and walked up the steps.