tardy
AdjectiveUS[tahr-dee]/ˈtɑrdi/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)tardier, tardiest
- after the expected or usual time; delayed“a belated birthday card”“I'm late for the plane”“the train is late”“tardy children are sent to the principal”“always tardy in making dental appointments”Synonyms: belatedlateOpposite on timeSimilar unpunctual
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tar′dy adjective [Compar. Tardier; superlative Tardiest.]
Origin: F. tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.
1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.
And check the tardy flight of time.— George Sandys
Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave.— Matthew Prior
2. Not being in season; late; dilatory; — opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. John Arbuthnot
The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed.— Edmund Waller
3. Unwary; unready. obsolete
4. Criminal; guilty. obsolete Jeremy Collier
Synonyms: Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See Slow.
Tar′dy transitive verb
To make tardy. obsolete William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54