Word: hardscrabble
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hard
scrab
ble
Definition: Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.
Morphemes:
Affix: hard
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
Affix: scrab
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To scrape or scratch.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schrabben
Language: fro
Decoded: schrabben
Meaning: to scrape, scratch
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.