tardiest — tar·dy || tÉ‘rdɪ / tÉ‘Ë adj. late; slow, sluggish … English contemporary dictionary
Tardier — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — tardily, adv. tardiness, n. /tahr dee/, adj., tardier, tardiest. 1. late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today? 2. moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish. 3. delaying through reluctance. [1475 85; earlier tardive, tardif < OF < VL… … Universalium
The Anglo-Saxon Church — The Anglo Saxon Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… … Catholic encyclopedia
tardy — [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)di[/t]] tardier, tardiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as tardy, you think that they are later than they should be or later than expected. [LITERARY] He wept for the loss of his mother and his tardy recognition of … English dictionary
tardy — adjective (tardier, tardiest) delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late. ↘slow in action or response; sluggish. Derivatives tardily adverb tardiness noun Origin C16: from Fr. tardif, ive, from L. tardus slow … English new terms dictionary
tardy — I UK [ˈtɑː(r)dɪ] / US [ˈtɑrdɪ] adjective Word forms tardy : adjective tardy comparative tardier superlative tardiest formal 1) slow to do something They have been rather tardy in responding to our request. 2) arriving late a tardy reply Derived… … English dictionary
tardy — /ˈtadi / (say tahdee) adjective (tardier, tardiest) 1. moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish. 2. late or behindhand. 3. delaying through reluctance. {Middle English tardive, from French, from Late Latin tardīvus, Latin tardus slow} –tardily,… …
tardily — 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
