Word: semisweetly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: se
mi
sweet
ly
Definition: In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: sweet
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: In a sweet manner; in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); - Shakespeare
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.