Word: bateful
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bate
ful
Definition: Exciting contention; contentious.
Morphemes:
Affix: bate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Strife; contention.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: batre
Language: fro
Decoded: batre
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to beat; to hit; to strike
Affix: -ful
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.