sheeplike

/ˈʃip.laɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

"I was horrified by their sheeplike acquiescence."
"Occasionally I succumb to the vibrations in the atmosphere and follow, sheeplike, the movements of the crowd."

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skēpą Proto-West Germanic *skāp Old English sċēap Middle English schep English sheep Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sheeplike From sheep + -like.

more sheeplike (comparative) most sheeplike (superlative) sheep-like (alternative)

unsheeplike

sheeple sheepy

ovine sheepish

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