'Tardiest' definitions:

Definition of 'Tardiest'

From: GCIDE
  • Tardy \Tar"dy\, a. [Compar. Tardier; superl. Tardiest.] [F. tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.]
  • 1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift. [1913 Webster]
  • And check the tardy flight of time. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
  • Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] --Collier. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See Slow. [1913 Webster]