sheepish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
sheeplike.
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adjective satellite showing a sense of shame
shamefaced.
WordNet
Sheep"ish adjective
Definitions
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Of or pertaining to sheep. Obs. -
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.
