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tardish

tardish adjective: stupid; moronic.

Adjective

tardish (comparative more tardish, superlative most tardish)

  1. (childish, slang) stupid; moronic

Forms of tardish

comparativemore tardish
superlativemost tardish

Origin of tardish

From tard + -ish, from retarded.

Questions about tardish

What does tardish mean?
Tardish means stupid; moronic.
What part of speech is tardish?
Tardish is an adjective.

Words near tardish in the dictionary

  1. tardinesses
  2. tardis
  3. TARDIS blue
  4. TARDIS-like
  5. tardises
  6. tardish
  7. Tardislike
  8. tarditive
  9. tardity
  10. tardive
  11. tardive dyskinesia

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