Word: nonmeritorious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
me
ri
to
ri
ous
Definition: Not meritorious; deserving reward or praise
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: meritorious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meritus
Language: la
Decoded: meritus
Meaning: deserving, deserved
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ius
Language: la
Decoded: -ius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms adjectives’ comparative degrees