Word: spendthrift
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: spend
thrift
Definition: Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
Morphemes:
Affix: spend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To squander; spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Etymology Compounds: Affix: expendere
Language: la
Decoded: expendere
Meaning: to weigh out
Affix: thrive
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
Affix: -t
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Verbs formed from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate -ize ), frequently having a causative force, or modified from an existing verb into a frequentative verb