tardy
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tardy is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oftardy
- A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
Example: "The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell."
- An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
- To make tardy.
- Late; overdue or delayed.
Example: "He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth."
- Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
- Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
Example: "His tardy performance bordered on incompetence."
- Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
- Criminal; guilty.
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