Word: understatedly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: un
der
sta
ted
ly
Definition: In an understated way.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: state
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Stately.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: status
Language: la
Decoded: status
Meaning: manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.