Word: assaultive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: as
saul
tive
Definition: Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
Morphemes:
Affix: assault
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: saliō
Language: la
Decoded: salio
Meaning: to jump
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.