Word: expensive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ex
pen
sive
Definition: Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Morphemes:
Affix: expense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting achievement
Affix: pendō
Language: la
Decoded: pendo
Meaning: weigh, weigh out
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.