shipshape
adj/ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/UK/ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/US
Etymology
From ship + shapen (“shaped; wrought with a definite shape”), later shortened to shape. The word is of nautical origin, based on the obligation of a sailor to keep his or her quarters arranged neatly and securely due to the limited space typically allotted to service members aboard ship, and against turbulence at sea.
- derived from *skapaną✻
- inherited from *skapanaz✻
- inherited from ġesċapen
- inherited from schapen
Definitions
Meticulously neat and tidy.
- SHIP-shape, in a seaman-like manner; as "That mast is not rigged ship-shape;" "Put her about ship-shape," &c.
- [I]t would have been more ship-shape to lower the bight of a rope, or a running bow-line, below me, than to seize an old sea-man by his head-lanyard; [...]
Neatly and tidily to a meticulous extent.
- No—sir—if I sink, I sink; but d——e, I'll go down ship-shape and with dignity.
- Some of you have n't sense enough to put a blanket ship-shape over a sick man. There! Leave it alone! I can die anyhow!
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA