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shepherdy

shepherdy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.

Adjective

shepherdy (comparative more shepherdy, superlative most shepherdy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
    • […] a shepherdy monk type of chap […]2003, Will Gatti, Jamboy, page 128
    • […] a shepherdy mutt named Spuddy, whose ribs pushed against his whitish-blond coat.2017, Amy Sutherland, Rescuing Penny Jane

Forms of shepherdy

comparativemore shepherdy
superlativemost shepherdy

Origin of shepherdy

From shepherd + -y.

Questions about shepherdy

What does shepherdy mean?
Shepherdy means resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
What part of speech is shepherdy?
Shepherdy is an adjective.

Words near shepherdy in the dictionary

  1. shepherds' pipes
  2. shepherdship
  3. Shepherdsville
  4. Shepherdswell
  5. Shepherdswell with Coldred
  6. shepherdy
  7. Sheplan
  8. Shepler
  9. Sheplers
  10. Shepley
  11. Shepleys

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