Word: policemanly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
lice
man
ly
Definition: Of, befitting, or characteristic of a policeman; policemanlike.
Morphemes:
Affix: police
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A police officer; any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
Etymology Compounds: Affix: polītīa
Language: la
Decoded: politia
Meaning: state, government
Affix: -man
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity.
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".