Word: genteelly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: gen
teel
ly
Definition: In a genteel manner; marked by refinement in taste and manners
Morphemes:
Affix: genteel
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gens
Language: la
Decoded: gens
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gentile, Gentile
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.