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Sheepish

Sheepish Meaning & Definition
Sheepish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sheepish?

[adj] showing a sense of shame
[adj] like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sheepish: ashamed(p) | docile | shamefaced | sheeplike

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Sheepish In Webster's Dictionary

\Sheep"ish\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] 2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature. --Locke. -- {Sheep"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Sheep"ish*ness}, n.

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