Word: slaughterous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: slaugh
ter
ous
Definition: prone to slaughtering
Morphemes:
Affix: slay
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To kill, murder.
Affix: -ter
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of