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[ shee-pish ] / ˈʃi pɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sheepish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveembarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish. like sheep, as in meekness, docility, etc. Origin of sheepishFirst recorded in 1150–1200, sheepish is from the Middle English word shepisshe; see sheep, -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM sheepishsheep·ish·ly, adverbsheep·ish·ness, nounWords nearby sheepishsheepdog trial, sheep fescue, sheepfold, sheephead, sheepherder, sheepish, sheepishly, sheep ked, sheep laurel, sheeple, sheepman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sheepishThe other kind of clueless father I encounter on a semi-regular basis is the sheepish variety. Doctor to Dads: You’re Doing It Wrong|Russell Saunders|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are denials from phone makers and carriers, sheepish admissions from others. Cellphone Spyware, Like All Your Technology, Keeps Tabs on You|Dan Lyons|December 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish. 8 Questions About the New Rapture|David A. Graham|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST "I would have sheltered him, or killed for him to be completely honest…" and her voice trails off in a sheepish tone. Horrifying 'Little Girl Sex Cult'|Diane Dimond|June 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It must be confessed that Vosh looked more than a little "sheepish" when he walked forward, and held out his hands for the prize. Winter Fun|William O. Stoddard The sentry muttered a sheepish apology, pleading the unusual noise at this hour. The Storm Centre|Charles Egbert Craddock Paolin of course dragged the worthy Paolon in his wake, he being still in a state of limp and sheepish resistance. The Patriot|Antonio Fogazzaro He shook his head, and hung it, and kept a sheepish silence. The Deserter, and Other Stories|Harold Frederic They wear such a funny, sheepish, found-out sort of expression. More About Peggy|Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey
British Dictionary definitions for sheepish
adjectiveabashed or embarrassed, esp through looking foolish or being in the wrong resembling a sheep in timidity or lack of initiative Derived forms of sheepishsheepishly, adverbsheepishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sheepishtimid, foolish, diffident, self-conscious, uncomfortable, abashed, ashamed, docile, guilty, retiring, shamefaced, silly, tame, timorous, chagrined, mortified |