Meaning

2 senses
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

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

Origin

From shepherd + -ly.

From shepherd + -ly.

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Forms

more shepherdly, most shepherdly
Comparativemore shepherdly Lesson
Superlativemost shepherdly Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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