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 15938^th 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