Word: underpunished
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
pu
nished
Definition: Insufficiently punished
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: punish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat harshly and unfairly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puniō
Language: la
Decoded: punio
Meaning: to inflict punishment upon
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.