TARDY
What does "TARDY" mean?
Late; delayed beyond the expected or proper time.
Meanings
- Arriving or happening later than expected or required. Three tardy arrivals earned him a detention.
- Slow in action, movement, or response. The committee's tardy reply cost them the contract. formal
Did you know?
- The tardigrade - the microscopic 'water bear' that survives outer space - shares its root with 'tardy': its name means 'slow-stepper', from Latin 'tardus' plus 'gradi' (to step).
Word origin
From Latin 'tardus' meaning 'slow, sluggish', via Old French 'tardif'; the same root gives 'retard' and 'tardigrade' (the slow-stepping water bear).
Remember it
TARDY: you're so late you 'tarry' too long - both come from the same slow Latin root.
A little poem
The bell already
a memory in the hall-
his shadow arrives.
haiku
Wordplay
- The water bear was always tardy. It just couldn't help being a slow-stepper.
What it teaches
Lateness is rarely about the clock; it's a quiet statement about whose time you value.
Quick facts
What does TARDY mean?
Late; delayed beyond the expected or proper time.
Is TARDY a valid word?
Yes — TARDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TARDY?
TARDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TARDY come from?
From Latin 'tardus' meaning 'slow, sluggish', via Old French 'tardif'; the same root gives 'retard' and 'tardigrade' (the slow-stepping water bear).
What can TARDY teach us?
Lateness is rarely about the clock; it's a quiet statement about whose time you value.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.