sheeplike
adjUS /ˈʃip.laɪk/
Etymology From sheep + -like.
1
Resembling a sheep: docile or uncomplaining, or willing to follow a leader blindly.
- I was horrified by their sheeplike acquiescence.
- Occasionally I succumb to the vibrations in the atmosphere and follow, sheeplike, the movements of the crowd.1981 December 19, Nancy Walker, “Taxi, Shmaxi!”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 22, page 12:
- Derived terms
- unsheeplike