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Webster 1913 Edition
Tardiness
Tar′di-ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being tardy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tardiness
T`ARDINESS
,Noun.
1.
Unwillingness; reluctance manifested by slowness.2.
Lateness; as the tardiness of witnesses or jurors in attendance; the tardiness of students in attending prayers or recitation.