Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a tardy manner.
- Reluctantly; unwillingly; with hesitation.
- Late: as, he came unwillingly and tardily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a tardy manner; slowly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
tardy fashion;belatedly ;late - adverb
slowly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- adverb later than usual or than expected
Etymologies
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Examples
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The farmer looked at his intractable guest, and then upon his dutiful son; and the idea tardily passed through his dull brain that the soldiers would be just as dangerous to the welfare of the son as to the visitor.
The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer Oliver Optic 1859
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You will find near this place, if you follow not too tardily, a dead hare; eat, and be refreshed.
Chapter 7 2010
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Famously, if tardily, Kennedy replied that it was going to be a long, cold winter.
When Kennedy Blinked Charles McCarry 2011
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They are a store of trouble, as the established nuclear powers have recognised, admittedly tardily and incompletely, by reducing their inventories in recent years.
Storing up trouble: Pakistan's nuclear bombs | Editorial 2011
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It manages to spot public grievances, even if a little tardily, and quickly steers policy to deal with them.
A New Wind Blows in the Lion City Alex Au 2011
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As ghastly as the administration's performance has been to date -- excessively cautious, inconsistent and confused -- it can now, albeit tardily, get on the right side of history.
Egypt 'not out of the woods yet' Jennifer Rubin 2011
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Midway buffs love to ponder the matter of the floatplane tardily launched from the Japanese cruiser Tone on the morning of June 4—part of a pattern of seven search aircraft fanning out from Nagumo's force as the opposing carrier fleets moved toward first contact.
The Beginning of the End James D. Hornfischer 2011
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You will find near this place, if you follow not too tardily, a dead hare; eat, and be refreshed.
Chapter 24 2010
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The Renaissance entered Britain tardily, and on tip-toe.
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If pharmaceutical firms could profit from these substances and if the latter hadn't been associated with hedonism in a time characterized by protest against a war and against racism, perhaps this process of official rediscovery would have moved less tardily.
Craig K. Comstock: Psychedelic Medicine: Using Ecstasy to Treat PTSD 2010
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