tardy
adjective
late; behind time; not on time.
tardier
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comparativeof tardy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The next morning he slept over; was tardier at his desk than he has almost ever been, arriving shortly after ten.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not tardier now is Saturn than of old, Nor radiant less the burning casque of Mars.
From Poemata : Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton by William Cowper
"Your heels are tardier now than they were at Worcester!"
From The Pigeon Pie by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The slight green of uncurling leaves, the airy scarlet of the maples, the bare branches of the tardier trees, opposed no barrier to the sunlight.
From To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston
Merion pursued, at greater distance still, With tardier coursers, and inferior skill.
From The Iliad by Alexander Pope
