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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herdlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
herd-like
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a herd, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.

Etymology

From herd + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more herdlike (comparative) most herdlike (superlative) herd-like (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gregarious sheeplike

Synonyms

lemminglike

Questions

What does herdlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a herd, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
Where does herdlike come from?
From herd + -like.

How to pronounce herdlike

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