Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
adverb
- in a shipshape manner.
adjective
- neat; orderly
adverb
- in a neat and orderly manner
also ship-shape, “properly arranged,” 1640s, originally “according to the fashion of a (sailing) ship,” where neatness is a priority and the rigging must be serviceable and stowed properly; from ship (n.) + shape (n.).