Word: malapportioned
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ma
la
pp
or
tioned
Definition: Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body.
Morphemes:
Affix: mal-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad, badly as in maladjusted, malcontent - faulty, faultily as in malfunction
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mal-
Language: fro
Decoded: mal-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad; badly
Affix: apportion
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: for, to, toward
Affix: portio
Language: la
Decoded: portio
PoS: Noun
Meaning: relation, proportion
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.