Word: underspeak
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
speak
Definition: To speak without sufficient emphasis or volume.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: speak
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: speken
Language: enm
Decoded: speken
Meaning: to speak