Word: devastational
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
va
sta
tio
nal
Definition: Of or pertaining to devastations; the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Morphemes:
Affix: devastate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: vāstus
Language: la
Decoded: vastus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Wasted by destruction, laid waste, ravaged, devastated, destroyed.
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.