Definition of sheepish Sheepish
/ʃiˈpɪʃ/ - [sheepish] - sheep•ish
We found 8 definitions of sheepish from 5 different sources.
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What does sheepish mean?
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| sheepish - showing a sense of shame | ||
| shamefaced | ||
| ashamed feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat" | ||
| sheepish - like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity | ||
| sheeplike | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sheepish (Adjective)
Having the characteristics of a sheep. - sheepish (Adjective)
shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sheepish (a.)
Of or pertaining to sheep. - sheepish (a.)
Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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sheepish
Bashful. A sheepish fellow; a bashful or shamefaced fellow. To cast a sheep's eye at any thing; to look wishfully at it.
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