Word: startingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: start
ing
ly
Definition: By sudden fits or starts; spasmodically.
Morphemes:
Affix: start
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden involuntary movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sterten
Language: enm
Decoded: sterten
Meaning: to leap up suddenly, rush out
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.