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shepherdless

shepherdless adjective: lacking a shepherd.

Adjective

shepherdless (comparative more shepherdless, superlative most shepherdless)

  1. Lacking a shepherd.

Forms of shepherdless

comparativemore shepherdless
superlativemost shepherdless

Origin of shepherdless

From shepherd + -less.

Words formed from shepherdless

Questions about shepherdless

What does shepherdless mean?
Shepherdless means lacking a shepherd.
What part of speech is shepherdless?
Shepherdless is an adjective.

Words near shepherdless in the dictionary

  1. shepherdias
  2. shepherding
  3. shepherdings
  4. shepherdish
  5. shepherdism
  6. shepherdless
  7. shepherdless pie
  8. shepherdlessness
  9. shepherdlike
  10. shepherdling
  11. shepherdlings

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