tardy
Plural: tardies
Adjective Satellite
- after the expected or usual time; delayed
- "tardy children are sent to the principal"
- "always tardy in making dental appointments"
Adj
- Late; overdue or delayed.
- Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
- Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
- Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
- Criminal; guilty.
Noun
- An instance or act of being late or delayed.
- A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
- An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.
Verb
- To make tardy.
- To dawdle.
Adjective
- Not on time; delayed or late.
Examples
- He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
- Her TARDY submission of a bingo cost her the Words With Friends game.
- His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
- The game was delayed by one player’s TARDY arrival.
- The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
Origin / Etymology
From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.
Scrabble Score: 9
tardy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtardy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tardy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
tardy: valid Words With Friends Word