Word: retrospective
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ret
ro
spec
tive
Definition: Looking backwards.
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: -spect
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To look at, perceive, or observe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: specio
Language: la
Decoded: specio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I observe, watch, look at
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.