tardy

Definition

Late; overdue or delayed.

Etymology

From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.

Example Sentences

• "He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."
• "When everything is ended, then you come. / These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, / One time or other break some gallows’ back."
• "Men of genius anticipate their contemporaries, and know they are such, long before the tardy consent of the public."