单词：tardiest
a. 行动缓慢的( tardy的最高级 ); 缓缓移动的; 晚的; 迟的
s. after the expected or usual time; delayed
tardy的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He was tardy for the meeting.那次开会他迟到了。
- The teacher gave the tardy student what for.老师痛斥了迟到的学生。
- His boss was dissatisfied with his tardy progress.老板对他缓慢的进度不满意。
- She is so forgetful and tardy with work.她这人就是爱忘事，做什么事情总是拖拖拉拉的。
- The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.法律对变化中的观念常常反应迟缓。
- The agency has been heavily criticized for its tardy response to its clients.这家代理商因为对顾客的回应迟缓而倍受批评。
词汇搭配
- tardy infantilism迟发幼稚型
- tardy density conditioned pattern延滞性密度调节型...
经典引文
Montanus, in whose heresie Tertullian (though else a good man) was tardie.
出自：J. ShuteFor once, there is..regret that the service is not a tad more tardy.
出自：Sunday Mail (Brisbane)