Word: filibustered
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fi
li
bu
stered
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster; a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
Morphemes:
Affix: filibuster
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vrij
Language: nl
Decoded: vrij
Meaning: free
Affix: buit
Language: nl
Decoded: buit
Meaning: booty
Affix: -er
Language: nl
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.