shepherdly adjective.
['ʃɛpǝdli] Now
rare.
M16.[from SHEPHERD noun + -LY1.]1. Pertaining to or befitting a shepherd; characteristic of a shepherd. Formerly also, that is a shepherd.
M16.2. Pastoral, rural, rustic.
L16-M18.■ Horace Walpole I hate the country: I am past the shepherdly age of groves and streams. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲