Word: underdressed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
dressed
Definition: Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: dress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: asunder, in pieces, apart, in two
Affix: regō
Language: la
Decoded: rego
Meaning: make straight, rule
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.