sheep-likeadj.adv.

Etymology: -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsheep-like.

A. adj.

Resembling a sheep or that of a sheep; esp. in an unfavourable sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

arghc885

heartlessOE

bloodlessc1225

coward1297

faintc1300

nesha1382

comfortless1387

pusillanimousa1425

faint-heartedc1440

unheartyc1440

cowardous1480

hen-hearteda1529

cowardish1530

feigningc1540

white-livered1546

cowardly1551

faceless1567

pusillanime1570

liver-hearted1571

cowish1579

cowardise1582

coward-like1587

faint-heart1590

courageless1593

sheep-like1596

white-hearted1598

milky1602

milk-livered1608

undaring1611

lily-livereda1616

yarrow1616

flightful1626

chicken-hearted1629

poltroon1649

cow-hearted1660

whey-blooded1675

unbravea1681

nimble-heeled1719

dunghill1775

shrimp-hearted1796

chicken-livered1804

white-feathered1816

pluckless1821

chicken-spirited1822

milk-blooded1822

cowardy1836

yellow1856

yellow-livered1857

putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > following > sheep-like

sheep-like1596

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > resembling or of the form of sheep

sheepishc1200

sheepy1532

sheepa1556

sheep-like1596

oviform1877

criocephalous1882

1596 J. Norden Progr. Pietie f. 56^v He did foresee hypocrisie Should lurk in godly weed, And wolves in sheeplike tyre to lie.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (iii. 6) i. 307 Believers are..subject to wrongs..for their sheep-like and dove-like disposition.

1851 J. Ruskin Sheepfolds 12 Christ's sheep may be guessed at..by their sheep-like behaviour.

1872 W. Besant & J. Rice Ready-money Mortiboy I. xiii. 254 Men possess largely themselves the sheep-like propensity of following where one leads.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. lx. 269 The youth refused to kill himself with the sheeplike docility of so many of his contemporaries.

B. adv.

Meekly, submissively, pusillanimously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > [adverb]

edmodlichec1175

meeklyc1175

low1340

lowlyc1350

humblyc1374

humilyc1380

meeka1382

poorlyc1385

benignlyc1386

lowlily1415

sheep-like1582

demissly1598

squire-like1608

demissively1622

forma pauperisa1627

under favour1699

daftly1724

abasedly1830

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] > in an abjectly cowardly manner

poorlyc1385

currishly1519

dastardly1552

sheep-like1582

cravenlya1593

cur-like1627

dastard-like1835

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 84 Shal I dy sheepe lyke, not taking kindlye reuengment?

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I3^v See now ye slaues, my children stoops your pride And leads your glories sheep-like to the sword.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	sheep-like
释义	sheep-likeadj.adv. Etymology: -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsheep-like. A. adj. Resembling a sheep or that of a sheep; esp. in an unfavourable sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] arghc885 heartlessOE bloodlessc1225 coward1297 faintc1300 nesha1382 comfortless1387 pusillanimousa1425 faint-heartedc1440 unheartyc1440 cowardous1480 hen-hearteda1529 cowardish1530 feigningc1540 white-livered1546 cowardly1551 faceless1567 pusillanime1570 liver-hearted1571 cowish1579 cowardise1582 coward-like1587 faint-heart1590 courageless1593 sheep-like1596 white-hearted1598 milky1602 milk-livered1608 undaring1611 lily-livereda1616 yarrow1616 flightful1626 chicken-hearted1629 poltroon1649 cow-hearted1660 whey-blooded1675 unbravea1681 nimble-heeled1719 dunghill1775 shrimp-hearted1796 chicken-livered1804 white-feathered1816 pluckless1821 chicken-spirited1822 milk-blooded1822 cowardy1836 yellow1856 yellow-livered1857 putty-hearted1872 uncourageous1878 chicken1883 piker1901 yellow-bellied1907 manso1932 scaredy-cat1933 chickenshit1940 cold-footed1944 the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > following > sheep-like sheep-like1596 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > resembling or of the form of sheep sheepishc1200 sheepy1532 sheepa1556 sheep-like1596 oviform1877 criocephalous1882 1596 J. Norden Progr. Pietie f. 56^v He did foresee hypocrisie Should lurk in godly weed, And wolves in sheeplike tyre to lie. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (iii. 6) i. 307 Believers are..subject to wrongs..for their sheep-like and dove-like disposition. 1851 J. Ruskin Sheepfolds 12 Christ's sheep may be guessed at..by their sheep-like behaviour. 1872 W. Besant & J. Rice Ready-money Mortiboy I. xiii. 254 Men possess largely themselves the sheep-like propensity of following where one leads. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. lx. 269 The youth refused to kill himself with the sheeplike docility of so many of his contemporaries. B. adv. Meekly, submissively, pusillanimously. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > [adverb] edmodlichec1175 meeklyc1175 low1340 lowlyc1350 humblyc1374 humilyc1380 meeka1382 poorlyc1385 benignlyc1386 lowlily1415 sheep-like1582 demissly1598 squire-like1608 demissively1622 forma pauperisa1627 under favour1699 daftly1724 abasedly1830 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] > in an abjectly cowardly manner poorlyc1385 currishly1519 dastardly1552 sheep-like1582 cravenlya1593 cur-like1627 dastard-like1835 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 84 Shal I dy sheepe lyke, not taking kindlye reuengment? 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I3^v See now ye slaues, my children stoops your pride And leads your glories sheep-like to the sword. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.adv.1582
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