tardy

First recorded in 1475–85; earlier tardive, tardif, from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin tardīvus, equivalent to Latin tard(us) “slow” + -īvus adjective suffix; see -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM tardy

tar·di·ly, adverbtar·di·ness, noun

Words nearby tardy

tardiness, tardive, tardive cyanosis, tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target, target cell

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How to use tardy in a sentence

Many teachers deduct points from students who are tardy turning in projects.
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Doctor Tardy and several others rushed on the tall Negro, who was soon, by the united efforts of several, thrown down and secured.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
Tardy and insufficient amends, which reveal the weakness of authority, as well as the resistance with which it was opposed!
Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time|Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

The Misses Tardy, Mrs. Dobbin, and the little girls, the performers.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee|(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
Tardy I might be, but it was hardly conceivable that my presence aboard the rocket could have averted the catastrophe.
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And who is Sir Tardy Knight that hither comes with masked face?
A Knight of the Cumberland|John Fox Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for tardy

tardy

/ (ˈtɑːdɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

occurring later than expectedtardy retribution

slow in progress, growth, etca tardy reader

Derived forms of tardy

tardily, adverbtardiness, noun

Word Origin for tardy

C15: from Old French tardif, from Latin tardus slow

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