Word: underfired
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
fired
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of underfire. To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: fire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.