Word: metallic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: me
tal
lic
Definition: Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
Morphemes:
Affix: metal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to