nounπShareA 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."educationstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet."Maria received a tardy on her attendance sheet because she arrived five minutes after class started. "educationtimeactionmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make tardy."The unexpected traffic jam tardied my arrival to the meeting. "timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareLate; overdue or delayed."He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."timeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareMoving with a slow pace or motion; not swift."The snail's tardy pace made it hard to keep up with it. "timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareIneffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull."His tardy performance bordered on incompetence."charactermindattitudepersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUnwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy)."The student was tardy for class, unprepared for the quiz. "attitudecharactermindnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCriminal; guilty."The student's tardy arrival at school suggested a possible reason for his missing assignments. "guiltlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
