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sheepily

sheepily adverb: in the manner of a sheep; sheepishly.

Adverb

sheepily (comparative more sheepily, superlative most sheepily)

  1. In the manner of a sheep; sheepishly.

Forms of sheepily

comparativemore sheepily
superlativemost sheepily

Origin of sheepily

From sheepy + -ly.

Questions about sheepily

What does sheepily mean?
Sheepily means in the manner of a sheep; sheepishly.
What part of speech is sheepily?
Sheepily is an adverb.

Words near sheepily in the dictionary

  1. sheephouse
  2. sheephouses
  3. sheepier
  4. sheepies
  5. sheepiest
  6. sheepily
  7. sheepiness
  8. sheepish
  9. sheepishly
  10. sheepishness
  11. sheepkind

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