Word: purplely
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pur
ple
ly
Definition: somewhat purple
Morphemes:
Affix: purple
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To turn purple in colour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: purpura
Language: la
Decoded: purpura
Meaning: purple dye, shellfish
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".