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    TARDY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: tardier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, tardiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: tardier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: tardiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    After the expected or usual time; delayedplay

    Example:

    always tardy in making dental appointments

    Synonyms:

    belated; late; tardy

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    unpunctual (not punctual; after the appointed time)

    Derivation:

    tardiness (the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time)

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