tardily

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tardily

  • /tɑː.də.li/
  • /tɑɹ.də.li/

adverb more tardily · most tardily

  1. in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late Suyin had tardily, but accurately, realized that night life in this urbane company was bound to be more exciting than a cinema date with two sincere, but unelegant, factory workers.

    Similar: lateward

  2. slowly You will find near this place, if you follow not too tardily, a dead hare; eat, and be refreshed. Come on, my enemy; we have yet to wrestle for our lives, but many hard and miserable hours must you endure, until that period shall arrive.

    Similar: ponderously

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@misc{tardily_2026,
  title = {tardily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tardily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}