tardy
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Synonyms: tarry, hardy, tard, mardy, tardo, tarty, lardy, tandy, bardy, cardy, pardy
Antonyms: tarry, hardy, tard, mardy, tardo, tarty, lardy, tandy, bardy, cardy, pardy
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Adjective
- [[late|Late]]; [[overdue]] or [[delayed]].
- Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
- [[ineffectual|Ineffectual]]; slow-witted, slow to act, or [[dull]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[unwary|Unwary]]; [[unready]] (especially in the phrase ''take (someone) tardy'').
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[criminal|Criminal]]; [[guilty]].
Noun
- {{lb|en|US}} A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
- {{lb|en|US}} An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.
Verb
- {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To make tardy.
- {{lb|en|rare|intransitive}} To [[dawdle]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
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