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sheepish

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sheep·ish  (shpsh)
adj.
1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.
2. Meek or stupid.

sheepish·ly adv.
sheepish·ness n.

sheepish [ˈʃiːpɪʃ]
adj
1. abashed or embarrassed, esp through looking foolish or being in the wrong
2. resembling a sheep in timidity or lack of initiative
sheepishly  adv
sheepishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sheepish - like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
2.sheepish - showing a sense of shame
ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

sheepish
adjective embarrassed, uncomfortable, ashamed, silly, foolish, self-conscious, chagrined, mortified, abashed, shamefaced He looked a little sheepish when he answered.
confident, bold, assertive, brash, audacious, brazen, unabashed, unapologetic, unembarrassed, brass-necked (Brit. informal), unblushing
Translations
sheepish [ˈʃiːpɪʃ] ADJavergonzado
sheepish [ˈʃiːpɪʃ] adj [grin, look] → penaud(e)
sheepish
adjverlegen; I felt a bit sheepish about itdas war mir ein bisschen peinlich
sheepish [ˈʃiːpɪʃ] adj (look, smile) → imbarazzato/a, mortificato/a


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But the rams need only cease to suppose that all that happens to them happens solely for the attainment of their sheepish aims; they need only admit that what happens to them may also have purposes beyond their ken, and they will at once perceive a unity and coherence in what happened to the ram that was fattened.
I am verily weary of it, ever thy sheepish shepherd to be.
He indicated the two strangers, who shuffled their feet with embarrassment and looked more sheepish than ever.
 
 
 
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