† tardiousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= tardy adj.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > tardy or sluggish
lateeOE
latredec897
latelyOE
slowfulc1400
latesomea1425
languoring?c1425
sluggedc1430
tardy1483
tediousc1485
hooly1513
longsome1543
lingeringa1547
tarde1547
slow-worm1548
tardious?1572
lagging1597
snail-slow1600
snail-paced1601
snail-like1639
languid1646
dilatory1648
sluggish1648
languishing1693
laggard1702
lentitudinous1801
laggardly1826
lag-last1862
slowpoke1872
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > specifically of persons
slowc1300
sluggishc1450
tardious?1572
dreich1606
slowback1610
reluctant1797
tardigrade1813
?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce viii. 159 I neuer shewed my selfe to be tardious nor slouthfull.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.?1572