Word: underemployed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
em
ployed
Definition: Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: employ
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: plicare
Language: la
Decoded: plicare
Meaning: to fold
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.