Word: underpromising
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
pro
mi
sing
Definition: Present participle of underpromise. To promise less than one expects to do.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: promise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pro
Language: la
Decoded: pro
Meaning: forth
Affix: mittere
Language: la
Decoded: mittere
Meaning: to send
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.