Word: aspersive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: as
per
sive
Definition: Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
Morphemes:
Affix: asperse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To falsely or maliciously charge another; to slander.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aspersus
Language: la
Decoded: aspersus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: splashed over
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.