Tardily

  • 71slowly — Synonyms and related words: aridly, barrenly, bit by bit, bloodlessly, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, cautiously, circumspectly, colorlessly, crawlingly, creepingly, degreewise, deliberately, dilatorily, dismally, draggily,… …

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  • 72Towns and the Wars of the Roses —    Because the English had little experience or expertise in siege warfare, the WARS OF THE ROSES witnessed only one assault on a walled city (LONDON in 1471) and saw little battle damage inflicted on English towns. Because most towns sought to… …

    Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • 73behind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. rearward, aft, backward; after, subsequently; slow. prep. in back of, following. See rear, lateness, regression, sequence.Ant., ahead. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. 1. [To the rear in space] Syn …

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  • 74late — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tardy (see lateness); new, recent; former, sometime; deceased. See newness, past, death. Ant., early. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tardy] Syn. too late, held up, overdue, stayed, postponed, put off,… …

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  • 75behindhand — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Late] Syn. tardy, slow, behind time; see late 1 , slow 2 . 2. [Backward] Syn. undeveloped, late, retarded, in arrears; see backward 5 , slow 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Not being on time: belated, late,… …

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  • 76finally — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [As though a matter were settled] Syn. conclusively, decisively, with finality, with conviction, in a final manner, certainly, irrevocably, definitely, beyond recall, past regret, permanently, for all time, determinately …

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  • 77leisurely — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enjoying leisure] Syn. lax, slow, free; see comfortable 1 , lazy 1 . 2. [In a manner suggestive of leisure] Syn. slowly, unhurriedly, lazily, deliberately, laggardly, dilatorily, with delay, calmly, composedly,… …

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  • 78belatedly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb Not on time: behind, behindhand, late, tardily. See TIME …

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  • 79tardy — tar|dy [ˈta:di US ˈta:rdi] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tardif tardy (15 16 centuries), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus late ] 1.) arriving or done late ▪ Do please forgive this tardy reply. ▪ He s been… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 80Alberti, Rafael — b. 1902, El Puerto de Santa María (Cadiz)    Writer    When he returned to Spain in April 1977 at the age of seventy four, Rafael Alberti had spent over half of his life in exile. With a vigour that belies his age, he has seemed determined to… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture