tardy
IPA: tˈɑrdi
noun
- (US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
- (US) An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To make tardy.
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "tardy" in Sentences
- Sorry to be so tardy on the reply.
- The tardy policy stayed in effect.
- This includes the new tardy system.
- I apologize for the tardy acknowledgment.
- This is my apologies for the tardy reply.
- So the warning is incorrect and really tardy.
- The British relief response was tardy and inadequate.
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