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   tardy

   /ˈtɑːdi/

   adjective

   • 1. delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late: "please forgive this tardy reply"
   • ▪ slow in action or response; sluggish: "this makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tardily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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