Tards vs Tardy - What's the difference?
tards | tardy |
Late; overdue or delayed.
ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.
Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
* Sandys
* Prior
(obsolete) Unwary; unready.
(obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
(obsolete) To make tardy.
As nouns the difference between tards and tardy
is that tards is while tardy is (us) a piece of paper given to students who are late to class.As an adjective tardy is
late; overdue or delayed.As a verb tardy is
(obsolete|transitive) to make tardy.tardy
English
Adjective
(er)- He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
- His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
- Check the tardy flight of time.
- tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave
- (Hudibras)
- (Collier)
Synonyms
* (l), (l)Usage notes
* The term suggests habitual lateness. * Somewhat dated in the United Kingdom.Noun
(tardies)- The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
See also
* tardy slipVerb
- (Shakespeare)