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tardily - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tardily' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tardily [ adv.]
- In a tardy manner; slowly.

Meaning of 'tardily' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tardily [ r]
Meaning (1):
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
Example in sentence:
  • glaciers move tardily;
  • go easy here--the road is slippery;
  • he spoke slowly;
  • please go slow so I can see the sights
Meaning (2):
- later than usual or than expected
Example in sentence:
  • I belatedly wished her a happy birthday;
  • notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline;
  • the children came late to school;
  • the train arrived late;
  • we awoke late

Nearby Words:

tar taranis tarantass tarantella tarantism tarantula tarantulae tarantulas tarantulated tarbogan

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