Word: underspeak
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
speak
Definition: Speech that is characterized by understatement.
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: Noun
Meaning: Speech, conversation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: speken
Language: enm
Decoded: speken
Meaning: to speak