Word: butterfingered
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: but
ter
fin
gered
Definition: Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
Morphemes:
Affix: butter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any specific soft substance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βοῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: bous
Meaning: cow
Affix: τυρός
Language: grc
Decoded: turos
Meaning: cheese
Affix: finger
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.