Word: tearjerkingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: tear
jer
king
ly
Definition: In a tearjerking manner. Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
Morphemes:
Affix: tear
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce tears.
Affix: jerk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: yerk
Language: enm
Decoded: yerk
Meaning: sudden motion
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.