Word: underforested
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
fore
sted
Definition: Too sparsely forested.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: forest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: foresta
Language: ML.
Decoded: foresta
Meaning: open wood
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.