tardy
adjective / noun / verb
Meaning
- adjectiveLate; overdue or delayed.
Example:
He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
- nounA piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
Example:
The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.
- verbTo make tardy.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,045 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 81% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None