Word: underoperating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
o
per
a
ting
Definition: Present participle of underoperate
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.