Word: faintheartedly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: faint
heart
ed
ly
Definition: In a fainthearted manner; lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Morphemes:
Affix: faint
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fingere
Language: la
Decoded: fingere
Meaning: to touch, handle, usually form, shape, frame, form in thought, imagine, conceive, contrive, devise, feign
Affix: heart
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
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.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.