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tardy
/ ˈtɑːdɪ /
adjective
- occurring later than expected
tardy retribution
- slow in progress, growth, etc
a tardy reader
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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tardy1
C15: from Old French tardif, from Latin tardus slow
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Example Sentences
Doctor Tardy and several others rushed on the tall Negro, who was soon, by the united efforts of several, thrown down and secured.
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Tardy and insufficient amends, which reveal the weakness of authority, as well as the resistance with which it was opposed!
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The Misses Tardy, Mrs. Dobbin, and the little girls, the performers.
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Tardy I might be, but it was hardly conceivable that my presence aboard the rocket could have averted the catastrophe.
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And who is Sir Tardy Knight that hither comes with masked face?
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