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Tardily definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

T`ARDILY, adv. [from tardy.] Slowly; with slow pace or motion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: slowly, slow, easy, tardily] [ant: apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily]
2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: late, belatedly, tardily] [ant: ahead of time, early, too soon]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: circa 1598 1. at a slow pace 2. late

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tardily Tar"di*ly, adv. In a tardy manner; slowly.