What does "tardy" mean?
Tardy: Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. Waller.
Additional senses
- 2.Unwary; unready. [Obs.] Hudibras.
- 3.Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] Collier. See Slow.
- 4.To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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