TARDY
tardy
Noun
- A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
- The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
Verb
- To make tardy.
Adjective
- Late; overdue or delayed.
- He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
- ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.
- His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
- Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
- Unwary; unready.
- Criminal; guilty.
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