tardiest

adjective

  1. 1

    Late; overdue or delayed.

    He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
  2. 2

    Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.

  3. 3

    Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

    His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.
  4. 4

    Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

  5. 5

    Criminal; guilty.

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