Word: undertheorizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
the
or
i
zing
Definition: Present participle of undertheorize. To theorize insufficiently.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: theory
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hypothesis or conjecture.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θέα
Language: grc
Decoded: thea
Meaning: view
Affix: ὁράω
Language: grc
Decoded: orao
Meaning: I see, look
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.