1. to delay or be slow in leaving; to linger

1. resembling or covered with tar; sticky and black

Examples

• Don’t tarry too long at the store or you’ll be late.
• The guests decided to tarry after dinner to enjoy more conversation.
• We cannot tarry here any longer; the storm is approaching.
• The hikers were warned not to tarry on the exposed ridge.
• The tarry substance stuck to the bottom of his shoes.
• After the road work, there were tarry patches on the pavement.
• The old roof had a tarry smell in the summer heat.