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
Etymology
Adjective
tardy (comparative tardier, superlative tardiest)
Late; overdue or delayed.
Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
(obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
(obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
Usage notes
• The term suggests habitual lateness.
• Somewhat dated in the United Kingdom.
Synonyms
• (late; overdue; not on time): belated, delayed
Noun
tardy (plural tardies)
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
(US) An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
Verb
tardy (third-person singular simple present tardies, present participle tardying, simple past and past participle tardied)
(obsolete, transitive) To make tardy.
Anagrams
• Darty
Proper noun
Tardy (plural Tardys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tardy is the 15938th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1823 individuals. Tardy is most common among White (63.8%) and Black/African American (25.67%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Darty
Source: Wiktionary
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
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