Word: unclely
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
cle
ly
Definition: Of, like, or characteristic of an uncle.
Morphemes:
Affix: uncle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act like, or as, an uncle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: avus
Language: la
Decoded: avus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: grandfather
Affix: -unculus
Language: la
Decoded: -unculus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -lus.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".