Word: shepherdly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shep
herd
ly
Definition: Taking care of a group or flock, as a shepherd does.
Morphemes:
Affix: sheep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock ).
Affix: herd
Language: en
Meaning: herder
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".