Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheepy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: sheepy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.

Informal

noun

noun

Derogatory; Informal

name

A civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England, which includes the villages of Sheepy Magna and Sheepy Parva.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skēpą Proto-West Germanic *skāp Old English sċēap Middle English schep English sheep English -y English sheepy From sheep + -y.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: sċēap

Usage

Inflected Forms

sheepier (comparative) sheepiest (superlative) sheepies (plural) Sheepys (plural)

Derived Forms

sheepily sheepiness

Phrases

Sheepy Magna Sheepy Parva

Frequently Paired Words

sheepish

Synonyms

ovine sheepish sheeplike

Antonyms

nonovine

Rhymes With

creepy sleepy weepy teepee tipi cheapie weepie steepy heapy peepy sweepy seepy

Questions

What does sheepy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.
Where does sheepy come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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