Tardy

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift. And check the tardy flight of time. Sandys. Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Prior.

2. 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.

3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] Hudibras.

4. Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] Collier.

Synonyms: Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See Slow.