Word: readerly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: rea
der
ly
Definition: Characteristic of readers.
Morphemes:
Affix: read
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: redde
Language: enm
Decoded: redde
Meaning: simple past
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".