Définitions
1.AdjectiveLate; overdue or delayed."He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."
2.AdjectiveMoving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
3.AdjectiveIneffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull."His tardy performance bordered on incompetence."
4.AdjectiveUnwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
5.AdjectiveCriminal; guilty.
6.NounA 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."
7.NounAn instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.
8.VerbTo make tardy.
9.VerbTo dawdle.