Word: underlives
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
lives
Definition: Third-person singular of underlive. To live under; live beneath (something); to fail to live up to (something).
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: live
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs