ovinely

Adverb

ovinely (not generally comparable, comparative more ovinely, superlative most ovinely)

1. (not comparable, usually) In an ovine manner.
   • Near-synonyms: sheepily, sheepishly, sheepwise
   • For all their many virtues the Romans appear to have been singularly lacking in curiosity. Though the collecting instinct was by no means wanting among them it seems to have been directed almost exclusively to the acquisition of man-made things such as books, pictures, sculptures and religions. In...2015 [1938], “Forty years of evolution theory”, in Joseph Needham, Walter Pagel, editors, Background to Modern Science, reprint edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 192-193

   Synonyms:

   sheepily, sheepishly, sheepwise

2. (not comparable, usually) With regard to ovines.
   • On the late December break the top fell to $12.50. That price was regarded as the season's low mark, and quickly reacted upward to $13.25, only to flatten out again to $13.00 on the early January decline, the general trade then emitting signs of again falling below $13.00, of probably dropping to...1927 January, “Survey of the live mutton trade: by a market reporter”, in American Sheep Breeder and Wool Grower, volume 47, number 1, pages 17-18

   Synonyms:

   sheepwise