T'ARDY, adjective [Latin tardus.] 1. Slow; with a slow pace or motion. And check the tardy flight of time. 2. Late; dilatory; not being in season. The tardy plants in our cold orchards plac'd You may freely censure him for being tardy in his payments. 3. Slow; implying reluctance. Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. 4. Unwary. [Not in use.] 5. Criminal. [Not in use.] T'ARDY, verb intransitive To delay. [Not in use.]
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