adjective

tardĭ-pēs

gen. tardĭ-pĕdis

tardus-pes

slowfooted; tardy-footed;; limping poetic •

slowfooted, tardy-footed; hence, poet. transf., limping, halting, an epithet of Vulcan: deus, Cat. 36, 7; and of the same, absol.: quin et Tardipedi sacris jam rite solutis, of slow-foot, tardy-foot, Col. 10, 419.

Perseus ID: n47503 Key: tardipes