Word: underdispersive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
di
sper
sive
Definition: Exhibiting or relating to underdispersion; the presence of greater variability (statistical dispersion) in a data set than would be expected based on a given statistical model
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: disperse
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Scattered or spread out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: spargere
Language: la
Decoded: spargere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I scatter, strew, sprinkle
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.