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Grammar : Adv
Spell : tahr-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr di



Définition of tardily

Origin :
  • late 14c. (implied in tardity), from Old French tardif (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *tardivus, from Latin tardus "slow, sluggish, dull, stupid," of unknown origin. Related: Tardily; tardiness.
  • adv late
Example sentences :
  • Tardily, indeed, he appears to have acknowledged the contradiction.
  • Extract from : « Spenser » by R. W. Church
  • Tardily enough he now succumbed to the silent entreaties of his wife.
  • Extract from : « Fire-Tongue » by Sax Rohmer
  • Tardily and unwillingly the Jew untied the handkerchief, and revealed a diamond diadem of extraordinary magnificence.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 421, November 1850 » by Various
  • Tardily the men advanced, and any acute observer would have seen they had little heart in the business.
  • Extract from : « War and the Weird » by Forbes Phillips
  • Tardily she made approach, blushing with increasing loveliness, and appeared in the presence of the princes.
  • Extract from : « Indian Myth and Legend » by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
  • Tardily it spread to South America, where it appeared in 1829, and more recently it has been established in Australia.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various

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