Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TAR-DI-NESS
TAR-DI-NESS, n. [from tardy.]
- Slowness, or the slowness of motion or pace.
- Unwillingness; reluctance manifested by slowness.
- Lateness; as, the tardiness of witnesses or jurors in attendance; the tardiness of students in attending prayers or recitation.
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