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sheepish

[ shee-pish ]

adjective

  1. embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
  2. like sheep, as in meekness, docility, etc.


sheepish

/ ˈʃŸ±Ë±èɪʃ /

adjective

  1. abashed or embarrassed, esp through looking foolish or being in the wrong
  2. resembling a sheep in timidity or lack of initiative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³ó±ð±ð±èŸ±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ³ó±ð±ð±èŸ±²õ³ó±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó±ð±ð±è·Ÿ±²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³ó±ð±ð±è·Ÿ±²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sheepish1

First recorded in 1150–1200, sheepish is from the Middle English word shepisshe; sheep, -ish 1
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Being able to use the food club is "pretty essential", he says, but admits that at first he felt "sheepish" about using it.

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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.”

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So why is he sitting on an aisle seat in the second-back row, away from all his pals, looking sheepish?

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“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.

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No longer does someone need to feel sheepish about getting a less expensive imitation.

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