Word: underapply
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
a
pply
Definition: To apply to an insufficient degree.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: apply
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: at, about, around, on, in
Affix: plicō
Language: la
Decoded: plico
Meaning: fold, twist together