English → Latin
“tardily” in Latin
tardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliantlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualpaulātimgradually, little by little, bit by bitpedetemptimgradually, cautiously, step-by-stepsēgnisslow, tardy, torpid, inactive, unenergetic, lazydiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time; continually, all day; long enough
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tardily
tarde, lente (of body or mind): tardo pede, tardo gradu, tardo passu (with slow step): leniter (gently, and so slowly; e.g., to act, flow): paullatim, pedetentim (gradually). (The words are found in this connection and order.) lente et paullatim: segniter (sleepily; of the mind): diu (a long time; e.g., diu mori, perire, etc.): to go or move tardily, tarde ire or ingredi, tardo pede or gradu incedere, lente incedere (of persons and, animals): tarde moveri (of things; e.g., of a machine, etc.): lente or (as praise) leniter fluere (of a river): tardius procedere (of undertakings, etc.): to travel tardily, iter facere tarde: to advance or proceed tardily, tarde procedere (general term); lente et paullatim procedere (cautiously and gradually).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tardily?
- The usual Latin words for “tardily” are tardus, lentus, lēnis; also paulātim, pedetemptim, sēgnis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.