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1. Having the characteristics of pitch or tar
   "Very seldom was there one that was free from resin or tarry gum";
   - pitchy, resinous, resiny

1. Spend time in one place doing little or wasting time
   "The high school students like to tarry in the Central Square";
   - loiter, lounge, footle [informal], lollygag [N. Amer, informal], loaf [informal], lallygag [N. Amer, informal], hang around, mess about, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around, dilly-dally [informal], dillydally [informal], mooch [Brit, informal]
    
2. Leave slowly and hesitantly
   - linger

Derived forms: tarrier, tarries, tarrying, tarried, tarriest

See also: adhesive

Type of: be, go away, go forth, leave, off [informal]

Encyclopedia: Tarry, Michael