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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tardily \Tar"di*ly\, adverb In a tardy manner; slowly.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tardily
adverb
1: without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {easy}] [ant: {quickly}]
2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: {late}, {belatedly}] [ant: {early}]
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