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sheepish
[ shee-pish ]
adjective
- embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- like sheep, as in meekness, docility, etc.
sheepish
/ ˈʃːɪʃ /
adjective
- abashed or embarrassed, esp through looking foolish or being in the wrong
- resembling a sheep in timidity or lack of initiative
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱Ա, noun
- ˈ辱, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Being able to use the food club is "pretty essential", he says, but admits that at first he felt "sheepish" about using it.
Although he felt sheepish about selling his rehabbed vintage knives among the works of more established artists, his mother encouraged him to “give it a try.”
So why is he sitting on an aisle seat in the second-back row, away from all his pals, looking sheepish?
“I have absolutely no problem walking into the woods and walking straight,” the first-time feature director says, with a sheepish smile, about his relative screenwriting inexperience.
No longer does someone need to feel sheepish about getting a less expensive imitation.
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