Word: unmeritorious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
mer
i
to
ri
ous
Definition: Not meritorious; without merit.
Morphemes:
Affix: un-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: absent; lacking; not; negative
Affix: meritorious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meritus
Language: la
Decoded: meritus
Meaning: deserving, deserved
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ius
Language: la
Decoded: -ius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms adjectives’ comparative degrees