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What is the adjective for tardiness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb tardy which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

tardy
  1. Late; overdue or delayed.
  2. Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dullard.
  3. Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
  4. (obsolete) Unwary; unready.
  5. (obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. late, delayed, belated, behind, behindhand, unpunctual, dilatory, overdue, delinquent, latish, lagging, behind schedule, not on time, running late, behind time, held up, long-delayed, too late, slow, deferred, postponed, remiss, hindered, jammed, backward, put off, in arrears, hung up, late in the day, long-overdue, behind target, unpaid, past time, later, mature, having to play catch up, in debt, in the red, last-minute, not before time, not punctual, long delayed, eleventh-hour, impeded, off, slowed, stuck, detained, down, reduced … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Being tardy for the appointment, he entered a chamber buzzing with anticipation, and without even taking his seat, he threw off his cloak and began speaking at once.”
      “The chiefs advanced at a tardy pace, followed in successive ranks by their vassal captains, and personal attendants.”
      “A disaffected young scientist by the name of Angus McCavity was being constantly admonished for tardy workmanship.”
tardier
  1. comparative form of tardy: more tardy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. later, more belated, more behindhand, more overdue, more delinquent, more lagging, slower, sluggisher, pokier, more unhurried, more languid, more laggard, more leisurely, more snaillike, blither, laxer, recklesser, sloppier, more irresponsible, more careless, more carefree, more heedless, more unheeding, more improvident, more inattentive, more incautious, more lackadaisical, more negligent, more nonchalant, more apathetic, more disinterested, more disregardful, more neglectful, more uncaring, more unconcerned, more derelict, more perfunctory, more slapdash, more slipshod, more slap-happy … more
tardiest
  1. superlative form of tardy: most tardy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. latest, most belated, most behindhand, most overdue, most delinquent, most lagging, slowest, sluggishest, pokiest, most unhurried, most languid, most laggard, most leisurely, most snaillike, blithest, laxest, recklessest, sloppiest, most irresponsible, most careless, most carefree, most heedless, most unheeding, most improvident, most inattentive, most incautious, most lackadaisical, most negligent, most nonchalant, most apathetic, most disinterested, most disregardful, most neglectful, most uncaring, most unconcerned, most derelict, most perfunctory, most slapdash, most slipshod, most slap-happy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The PDF, in information provided by the office of its CEO, Wesley Hughes, said on 15 April 2014 that the tardiest accounts are Wallenford and Clarendon Alumina Production.”
      “The tardiest taxpayers outside of London were in the North West.”
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