Word: discerningly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: dis
cern
ing
ly
Definition: In a discerning manner; quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Morphemes:
Affix: discern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: cernere
Language: la
Decoded: cernere
Meaning: to separate
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.