sheepy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.

Similar
ovinesheepishsheeplike
Opposite
nonovine
OriginEnglish sheep ← Middle English schep ← Old English sċēap →
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Meanings

sheepy1

adjectivesheepy (comparative sheepier, superlative sheepiest)

comparative sheepier · superlative sheepiest

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a sheep.

    Synonyms: ovine, sheepish, sheeplike · Antonyms: nonovine

nounsheepy (plural sheepies)

plural sheepies

  1. childishendearingsheep
  2. derogatoryendearinginformalmildlybaby succubus

Sheepy2

proper nounSheepy (countable and uncountable, plural Sheepys)

plural Sheepys

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England, which includes the villages of Sheepy Magna and Sheepy Parva.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a sheep.

Similar
ovinesheepishsheeplike
Opposite
nonovine
Also see
ovine

Origin

sheepy · adjective, noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*skēpą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*skāp
  3. Old Englishsċēap
  4. Middle Englishschep
  5. Englishsheep
  6. Englishsheepy

From sheep + -y.

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Sheepy · proper noun

  1. Old Englishsċēap“sheep”
  2. EnglishSheepy

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + īeġ (“island”).

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Translations

Finnish lammasmainen
  • lammasmainenresembling a sheep

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sheepy

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Chicago

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