Definitions for Tardy
ˈtɑr ditardy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belated, late, tardyadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tardynoun

   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.

2. tardyadjective

   Late; overdue or delayed.

   He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.

3. tardyadjective

   ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dullard

   His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.

4. Etymology: From an earlier tardive, from tardif, from *, from tardus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TARDYadjective

   Etymology: tardus, Lat. tardif, Fr.

   1. Slow; not swift.

   Nor should their age by years be told,
   Whose souls, more swift than motion, climb,
   And check the tardy flight of time. George Sandys, Paraph.

   2. Sluggish; unwilling to action or motion.

   Behold that navy which a while before
   Provok’d the tardy English close to fight;
   Now draw their beaten vessels close to shore,
   As larks lie dar’d to shun the hobbies flight. Dryden.

   When certain to o’ercome, inclin’d to save,
   Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Matthew Prior.

   3. Dilatory; late; tedious.

   You shall have letters from me to my son
   In your behalf, to meet you on the way;
   Be not ta’en tardy by unwise delay. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   Death he as oft accus’d
   Of tardy execution, since denounc’d
   The day of his offence. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   The tardy plants in our cold orchards plac’d,
   Reserve their fruit for the next age’s taste:
   There a small grain in some few months will be
   A firm, a lofty and a spacious tree. Edmund Waller.

   Tardy of aid, unseal thy heavy eyes,
   Awake, and with the dawning day arise. Dryden.

   You may freely censure him for being tardy in his payments. Arbuthnot.

   4. Unwary. A low word.

   Yield, scoundrel base, quoth she, or die,
   Thy life is mine, and liberty:
   But if thou think’st I took thee tardy,
   And dar’st presume to be so hardy,
   To try thy fortune o’er a-fresh,
   I’ll wave my title to thy flesh. Hudibras, p. i.

   5. Criminal; offending. A low word.

   If they take them tardy, they endeavour to humble them by way of reprizal: those slips and mismanagements are usually ridiculed. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

2. To Tardyverb

   To delay; to hinder.

   Etymology: tarder, Fr. from the adjective.

   I chose
   Camillo for the minister, to poison
   My friend Polixenes; which had been done,
   But that the good mind of Camillo tardied
   My swift command. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tardy

   Tardiness is the habit of being late or delaying arrival. Being late as a form of misconduct may be formally punishable in various arrangements, such as workplace, school, etc. An opposite personality trait is punctuality.

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1. tardy

   Tardy refers to being late or delayed beyond the expected or proper time. It can also signify somone who is slow in action or response.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tardy

   moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift

2. Tardy

   not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments

3. Tardy

   unwary; unready

4. Tardy

   criminal; guilty

5. Tardyverb

   to make tardy

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tardy

   tär′di, adj. slow, late, sluggish: out of season.—advs. Tardamen′te (mus.), slowly; Tar′dily, slowly: reluctantly: late.—n. Tar′diness.—adj. Tar′dy-gait′ed (Shak.) slow-paced. [Fr. tardif—tard—L. tardus, slow.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TARDY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tardy is ranked #15938 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tardy surname appeared 1,823 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tardy.
   
   63.8% or 1,163 total occurrences were White.
   25.6% or 468 total occurrences were Black.
   5.6% or 103 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Tardy »

1. trady

How to pronounce Tardy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tardy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tardy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Tardy in a Sentence

1. Christian Carino:

   I'm aware of him being tardy but he's been tardy on everything his entire life, i think it's troublesome to everybody, but everyone has learned how to produce a film to deal with it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tardy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tardy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tardy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tardy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tardy
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html