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sheepish |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheepish \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sheepish adj 1: like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity [syn: {sheeplike}] 2: showing a sense of shame [syn: {shamefaced}]
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