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tardy

[ tahr-dee ]

adjective

tardier, tardiest.
  1. late; behind time; not on time:

    How tardy were you today?

    Synonyms: slack

    Antonyms: punctual, prompt

  2. moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish.
  3. delaying through reluctance.

    Synonyms: dilatory

tardy

/ ˈtɑːdɪ /

adjective

  1. occurring later than expected

    tardy retribution

  2. slow in progress, growth, etc

    a tardy reader

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtardily, adverb
  • ˈtardiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • tar·di·ly adverb
  • tar·di·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tardy1

First recorded in 1475–85; earlier tardive, tardif, from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin tardīvus, equivalent to Latin tard(us) “slow” + -īvus adjective suffix; -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tardy1

C15: from Old French tardif, from Latin tardus slow

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