Word: dowagerly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dow
a
ger
ly
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of a dowager; a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
Morphemes:
Affix: dowager
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dōtāre
Language: la
Decoded: dotare
Meaning: to endow
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "appearing like, resembling, or having the likeness of what is denoted by the noun".