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{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sheep",
"3": "like"
},
"expansion": "sheep + -like",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sheep + -like.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more sheeplike",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most sheeplike",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "sheeplike (comparative more sheeplike, superlative most sheeplike)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms suffixed with -like",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I was horrified by their sheeplike acquiescence.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Resembling a sheep: docile or uncomplaining, or willing to follow a leader blindly."
],
"id": "en-sheeplike-en-adj-HaUwJWeq",
"links": [
[
"Resembling",
"resemble"
],
[
"sheep",
"sheep"
],
[
"docile",
"docile"
],
[
"uncomplaining",
"uncomplaining"
],
[
"willing",
"willing#Adjective"
],
[
"follow",
"follow"
],
[
"leader",
"leader"
],
[
"blindly",
"blindly"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "sheeple"
},
{
"word": "sheepy"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ovine"
},
{
"word": "sheep-like"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃip.laɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "sheeplike"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sheep",
"3": "like"
},
"expansion": "sheep + -like",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sheep + -like.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more sheeplike",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most sheeplike",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "sheeplike (comparative more sheeplike, superlative most sheeplike)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "sheeple"
},
{
"word": "sheepy"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English 2-syllable words",
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms suffixed with -like",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I was horrified by their sheeplike acquiescence.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Resembling a sheep: docile or uncomplaining, or willing to follow a leader blindly."
],
"links": [
[
"Resembling",
"resemble"
],
[
"sheep",
"sheep"
],
[
"docile",
"docile"
],
[
"uncomplaining",
"uncomplaining"
],
[
"willing",
"willing#Adjective"
],
[
"follow",
"follow"
],
[
"leader",
"leader"
],
[
"blindly",
"blindly"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ovine"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃip.laɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sheep-like"
}
],
"word": "sheeplike"
}
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