Word: overdefended
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
ver
de
fen
ded
Definition: Excessively defended.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: defend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
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.