Word: unshirking
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
shirk
ing
Definition: Not shirking; attentive to one's duty.
Morphemes:
Affix: un-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative
Affix: shirk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Schurke
Language: de
Decoded: Schurke
Meaning: rogue, knave
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.