Word: underwired
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
wired
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of underwire; a brassiere that utilizes a thin, semi-circular strip of rigid material fitted inside the brassiere fabric
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: wire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To string on a wire.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.