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Etymology

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shepherd +‎ -y

Adjective

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shepherdy (comparative more shepherdy, superlative most shepherdy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
    • 2003, Will Gatti, Jamboy, page 128:
      [] a shepherdy monk type of chap []
    • 2017, Amy Sutherland, Rescuing Penny Jane:
      [] a shepherdy mutt named Spuddy, whose ribs pushed against his whitish-blond coat.