Word: complainingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: com
plain
ing
ly
Definition: In a complaining manner; peevishly.
Morphemes:
Affix: complain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: plangere
Language: la
Decoded: plangere
Meaning: to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.