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tardi·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tardily.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. slowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb

    without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

    "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

  2. late, belatedly, tardilyadverb

    later than usual or than expected

    "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Wiktionary

  1. tardilyadverb

    in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late

  2. tardilyadverb

    slowly

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tardilyadverb

    Slowly; sluggishly.

    Etymology: from tardy.

    He was indeed the glass,
    Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves;
    Speaking thick, which nature made his blemish,
    Became the accents of the valiant:
    For those that could speak slow and tardily,
    Would turn their own perfection to abuse,
    To seem like him. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

ChatGPT

  1. tardily

    Tardily is an adverb that means done or happening late or slowly and not on the expected or planned time. It denotes delay or slowness in performance, action, or nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tardilyadverb

    in a tardy manner; slowly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tardily in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tardily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tardily in a Sentence

  1. Gerald Ford:

    We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.

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