† tarˈdiloquent, a. Obs. rare—0.
[f. L. tard-us slow + loquent-em, pr. pple. of loqui to speak: cf. L. tardiloquus.]
Speaking slowly, slow-speaking. So † tarˈdiloquy Obs. rare—0.
| 1623 Cockeram, Tardiloquie, slow speech. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Tardiloquent, that speaks slowly, or draws his speech out at length. |