TARDY


Meaning of TARDY in English

■ adjective ( tardier , tardiest ) delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.

↘slow in action or response; sluggish.

Derivatives

tardily adverb

tardiness noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. tardif , -ive , from L. tardus 'slow'.

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