Word: sustained
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: su
stained
Definition: Held continuously at a certain level.
Morphemes:
Affix: sustain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain, or keep in existence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub-
Language: la
Decoded: sub-
Meaning: from below, up
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: verb
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.