Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below
I like my whisky neat.
A neat movement or action is done accurately and skilfully, with no unnecessary movements. A neat move between Black and Keane left Nigel Clough in the clear, but his shot skimmed wide of the far post. clumsy + neatly neat·ly He watched her peel and dissect a pear neatly, no mess, no sticky fingers. clumsily
approval If you say that something is neat , you mean that it is very good. `Oh, those new apartments are really neat,' the girl babbled on It'll be neat to have a father and son playing on the same team = great, cool