na estica

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Portuguese

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Adverb

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na estica

  1. (Brazil, idiomatic, chiefly of clothes and looks, but also of places and things) neat and tidy
    Antonyms: desarrumado, amassado, puído, desgrenhado, bagunçado

Usage notes

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Often preceded by an emphatic pause, said in a slightly higher pitch, and accompanied by a straight top-down hand gesture, so as to acknowledge the object's conformity to an expected standard.