Word: retardingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: re
tar
ding
ly
Definition: So as to retard or hinder.
Morphemes:
Affix: retard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Retardation; delay.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retardāre
Language: la
Decoded: retardare
Meaning: to retard
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.