Word: officerly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
ffi
cer
ly
Definition: Like or befitting an officer.
Morphemes:
Affix: officer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To command like an officer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: officium
Language: la
Decoded: officium
Meaning: office
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
Meaning: -er
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".