Word: poised
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: poised
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of poise; a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
Morphemes:
Affix: poise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pēnsāre
Language: la
Decoded: pensare
Meaning: to ponder, weight, think
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.