tardily
/tɑː.də.li/adverb
tardily is spelled T-A-R-D-I-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, tardily means “in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tardily?
| Letters | 7: T-A-R-D-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tardily?
Tardily appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tardily?
- /tɑː.də.li/
- /tɑɹ.də.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-tardily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tardily
- more tardily comparative
- most tardily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tardily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late
- 2
slowly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tardily come from?
From tardy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).