·vt To make tardy.
II. Tardy ·superl Unwary; unready.
III. Tardy ·superl Criminal; guilty.
IV. Tardy ·superl Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.
V. Tardy ·superl Not being inseason; late; dilatory;
— opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments.