Word: underpoliced
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
po
liced
Definition: Inadequately policed; maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: police
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A police officer; any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
Etymology Compounds: Affix: polītīa
Language: la
Decoded: politia
Meaning: state, government
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.