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Tardy — Tar dy, a. [Compar. {Tardier}; superl. {Tardiest}.] [F. tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.] 1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift. [1913 Webster] And check the tardy flight of time. Sandys. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tardy — is a surname, and may refer to: *John Tardy *Donald Tardyee also*Tardy Gate, a village in Lancashire … Wikipedia
Tardy — ist der Familienname der folgenden Personen: Donald Tardy, US amerikanischer Schlagzeuger Gregory „Greg“ Tardy (* 3. Februar 1966), US amerikanischer Jazz Musiker John Tardy, US amerikanischer Sänger Diese Seite ist eine Be … Deutsch Wikipedia
tardy — adj Tardy, late, behindhand, overdue can all designate persons or things that do not arrive or take place at the time set, the time due, or the expected and usual time. Tardy implies a lack of promptness or punctuality or a coming or happening or … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Tardy — Tar dy, v. t. To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tardy — index back (in arrears), dilatory, overdue, remiss Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Tardy — Du latin populaire tardivus (= lent, tardif). Pourrait désigner un personnage lent, ou encore un enfant dont la naissance a été tardive, à moins qu il ne s agisse d un prénom médiéval. Le nom est fréquent dans la région Rhône Alpes. Variante :… … Noms de famille
tardy — late 14c. (implied in tardity), from O.Fr. tardif (12c.), from V.L. *tardivus, from L. tardus slow, sluggish, dull, stupid, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
tardy — [adj] late backward, behindhand, belated, dawdling, delayed, delinquent, detained, dilatory, held up, hung up*, in a bind, jammed, laggard, loitering, not arrived, not done, overdue, procrastinating, retarded, slack, slow, sluggish, strapped for… … New thesaurus
tardy — ► ADJECTIVE (tardier, tardiest) 1) delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late. 2) slow in action or response. DERIVATIVES tardily adverb tardiness noun. ORIGIN Latin tardus slow … English terms dictionary
tardy — [tär′dē] adj. tardier, tardiest [LME tardyve < OFr tardif < VL * tardivus < L tardus, slow, prob. < IE base * ter , delicate, weak > Gr terēn, tender] 1. slow in moving, acting, etc. 2. behind time; late, delayed, or dilatory… … English World dictionary
