[syn: late, belatedly, tardily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tardily \Tar"di*ly\, adv.
In a tardy manner; slowly.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tardily
adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
`slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I
can see the sights" [syn: slowly, slow, easy,
tardily] [ant: apace, chop-chop, quickly,
rapidly, speedily]
2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late";
"we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice
came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I
belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: late,
belatedly, tardily] [ant: ahead of time, early, too
soon]