Word: preobese
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
obese
Definition: Describing people who are not yet, but will become obese
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: obese
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob
Language: la
Decoded: ob
Meaning: away
Affix: edō
Language: la
Decoded: edo
Meaning: I eat