Word: unpretendingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: un
pre
ten
ding
ly
Definition: Without pretence or pretension.
Morphemes:
Affix: un-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: absent; lacking; not; negative
Affix: pretend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: pre-
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: stretch
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.