sheepy

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sheepy^¹

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adjective sheepier · sheepiest

informal Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.
Similar: ovine, sheepish, sheeplike · Opposite: nonovine

noun sheepies

childish, endearing sheep
derogatory, endearing, informal, mildly baby succubus

Sheepy^²

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

proper noun Sheepys

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

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@misc{sheepy_2026,
  title = {sheepy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheepy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}