tardy (redirected from tardier)

tar·dy  (tärd)

adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est

1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.

2. Moving slowly; sluggish.

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[Alteration of Middle English tardive, slow, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardvus, from Latin tardus.]

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tardi·ly adv.

tardi·ness n.

Synonyms: tardy, behindhand, late, overdue
These adjectives mean not arriving, occurring, acting, or done at the scheduled, expected, or usual time: tardy in making a dental appointment; behindhand with her car payments; late for the plane; an overdue bus.

Antonym: prompt

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tardy

Adjective

[-dier, -diest]

1. occurring later than it is expected to or than it should: he spent the weekend writing tardy thank-you letters

2. slow in progress, growth, etc.: we made tardy progress across the ice [Latin tardus slow]

tardily adv
tardiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tardy - 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" belated, late unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time

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tardy

adjective 1. late, overdue, unpunctual, belated, dilatory, behindhand

adjective 2. slow, belated, delayed

Translations

tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj (= late) → tardío (= slow); lento

tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj → tardif/ive

tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj [reply, letter] → verspätet; [progress] → langsam

tardy [ˈtɑːdɪ] adj → tardo/a; tardivo/a