TARDIER

TARDY

belated, late, tardy

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

tardier

comparative form of tardy

Anagrams

• tarried

Source: Wiktionary

TARDY

Tar"dy, a. [Compar. Tardier; superl. Tardiest.] Etym: [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. Sandys. Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Prior.

2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. Waller.

3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] Hudibras.

4. Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] Collier.

Syn.

– Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See Slow.

Tar"dy, v. t.

Definition: To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition