tardy
/ˈtɑːdi/adjective
उच्चारण टार्डी
देर से, विलंबित, सुस्त, आलसी
Advanced wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
- 1
formal
slow to act, move or happen; late
देर से, विलंबित, सुस्त, आलसी
- The government's tardy response to the floods cost lives.
- a tardy apology
- The tardy arrival of the bus made us miss the first lecture.
+ 2 more examples
- He apologised for his tardy reply to the invitation.
- Officials were criticised for their tardy action after the complaint.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
tar·dy
With -dy (not 'tardey' or 'tardi'); the noun tardiness (American schools mark 'tardies' for late arrivals).
अंत में -dy ('tardey' या 'tardi' गलत है); noun tardiness (American स्कूल देर से आने पर 'tardies' दर्ज करते हैं)।
?Which word?
Keep the slow words together: tardy (late), dilatory (delaying), sluggish (slow-moving), belated (coming late: belated wishes).
धीमेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tardy (देर से), dilatory (देरी करने वाला), sluggish (धीमी गति), belated (देर से आया: belated wishes)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin tardus, slow, as in retard (slow down).
Latin tardus, धीमा, से, retard (धीमा करना) की तरह।