/ Dictionary / Index T tardive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tar•dive Pronunciation: (tär'div), [key] — adj. appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tardive (Thesaurus) tardigrade tardive dyskinesia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language