tardy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tardy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tardy adj 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" Synonym(s): belated, late, tardy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tardy \Tar"dy\, a. [Compar. {Tardier}; superl. {Tardiest}.] [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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tardy \Tar"dy\, v. t. To make tardy. [Obs.] --Shak.