sheepish

The definition of sheepish is embarrassed after doing something wrong or shy.

(adjective)

An example of sheepish is a person who has just said something bad about her manager that the manager overheard.

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See sheepish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

    1. embarrassed as because of feeling chagrin
    2. awkwardly shy or bashful
  1. resembling sheep in meekness, timidity, etc.

Origin: ME shepisse, like a sheep

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See sheepish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.
  2. Meek or stupid.

Related Forms:

  • sheepˈish·ly adverb
  • sheepˈish·ness noun

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