Word: retrognathic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: re
trog
na
thic
Definition: Having a retrusive jaw.
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: gnathic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the jaw; chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γνάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: gnathos
Meaning: jaw
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.