Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shepherdly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shep-herd-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

adj

Taking care of a group or flock, as a shepherd does.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shepherd + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more shepherdly (comparative) most shepherdly (superlative)

Synonyms

shepherdlike

Antonyms

unshepherdly

Questions

What does shepherdly mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
Where does shepherdly come from?
From shepherd + -ly.

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