Word: underassertive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
a
sser
tive
Definition: Insufficiently assertive.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: assert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: serō
Language: la
Decoded: sero
Meaning: join, range in a row
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.