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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');
- Example: "he spoke slowly"
- Example: "go easy here--the road is slippery"
- Example: "glaciers move tardily"
- Example: "please go slow so I can see the sights"
[syn: slowly, slow, easy, tardily]

2. later than usual or than expected;
- Example: "the train arrived late"
- Example: "we awoke late"
- Example: "the children came late to school"
- Example: "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"
- Example: "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
[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]