Slow vs. Tardy
Slowadjective
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Slowadjective
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Slowadjective
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
Slowadjective
Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
Slowadjective
(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
Slowadjective
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
Slowadjective
(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
Slowverb
(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
Slowverb
(transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
Slowverb
(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
Slownoun
Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
Slownoun
(music) A slow song.
Slowadverb
Slowly.
Slow
Slew.
Slowadjective
Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.
Slowadjective
Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
Slowadjective
Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
Slowadjective
Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Slowadjective
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
Slowadjective
Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
Slowadjective
Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
Slowadverb
Slowly.
Slowverb
To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
Slowverb
To go slower; - often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
Slownoun
A moth.
Slowverb
lose velocity; move more slowly;
Slowverb
become slow or slower;
Slowverb
cause to proceed more slowly;
Slowadjective
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;
Slowadjective
at a slow tempo;
Slowadjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
Slowadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;
Slowadjective
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
Slowadjective
(of business) not active or brisk;
Slowadverb
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');
Slowadverb
of timepieces;
Tardyadjective
Late; overdue or delayed.
Tardyadjective
Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
Tardyadjective
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
Tardyadjective
(obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
Tardyadjective
(obsolete) Criminal; guilty.
Tardynoun
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
Tardynoun
(US) An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
Tardyverb
To make tardy.
Tardyadjective
Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.
Tardyadjective
Not being inseason; late; dilatory; - opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments.
Tardyadjective
Unwary; unready.
Tardyadjective
Criminal; guilty.
Tardyverb
To make tardy.
Tardyadjective
after the expected or usual time; delayed;
Tardyadjective
delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late
Tardyadjective
slow in action or response; sluggish
