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tardy

Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːdi/

The English word “tardy” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Late; overdue or delayed.
  2. Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
  3. Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
  4. Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
  5. Criminal; guilty.

noun

  1. A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
  2. An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.

verb

  1. To make tardy.
  2. To dawdle.

Etymology

From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.

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