tardy
[ tahr-dee ]
/ ˈtɑr di /
adjective, tar·di·er, tar·di·est.
late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish.
delaying through reluctance.
Origin of tardy
1475–85; earlier
tardive, tardif < Old French < Vulgar Latin
*tardīvus, equivalent to Latin
tard(us) slow +
-īvus
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM tardy
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target,
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British Dictionary definitions for tardily
tardy
/ (ˈtɑːdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
occurring later than expected
tardy retribution
slow in progress, growth, etc
a tardy reader
Derived forms of tardy
tardily, adverb tardiness, nounWord Origin for tardy
C15: from Old French
tardif, from Latin
tardus slow