Word: crookery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: crook
er
y
Definition: The activities of crooks; crime.
Morphemes:
Affix: crook
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
Affix: -ery
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of."
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.