Word: underweening
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
wee
ning
Definition: Extremely modest.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: ween
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To lament.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: weinen
Language: enm
Decoded: weinen
Meaning: to wail, lament
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of