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Tards vs Tardy - What's the difference?

tards | 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.

tards

English

Noun

(head)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    tardy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Late; overdue or delayed.
  • He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
  • ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.
  • His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
  • Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
  • * Sandys
  • Check the tardy flight of time.
  • * Prior
  • tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave
  • (obsolete) Unwary; unready.
  • (Hudibras)
  • (obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
  • (Collier)

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Usage notes

    * The term suggests habitual lateness. * Somewhat dated in the United Kingdom.

    Noun

    (tardies)
  • (US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
  • The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.

    See also

    * tardy slip

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To make tardy.
  • (Shakespeare)