Tardy Definition

tärdē
tardier, tardiest
adjective
tardier, tardiest
Behind time; late, delayed, or dilatory.
Webster's New World
Slow in moving, acting, etc.
Webster's New World

Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.

His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
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noun
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
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verb
(obsolete) To make tardy.
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Other Word Forms of Tardy

Noun

Singular:
tardy
Plural:
tardies

Adjective

Base Form:
tardy
Comparative:
tardier
Superlative:
tardiest

Origin of Tardy

  • Alteration of Middle English tardive slow from Old French tardif from Vulgar Latin tardīvus from Latin tardus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From an earlier tardive, from Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardivus, from Latin tardus (“slow", “sluggish").

    From Wiktionary

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