Word: alarmingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: a
larm
ing
ly
Definition: In an alarming way, frighteningly.
Morphemes:
Affix: alarm
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: arma
Language: la
Decoded: arma
Meaning: arms, weapons
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.