sheepish
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
Definition of sheepish
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
““King Ty? Your sister is back.” “I don't want to talk to her unless she's here to apologize. Does she look sheepish?” “I guess I've seen a sheep in a cage before, so, yeah, kind of.””
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adj
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Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
““King Ty? Your sister is back.” “I don't want to talk to her unless she's here to apologize. Does she look sheepish?” “I guess I've seen a sheep in a cage before, so, yeah, kind of.””
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Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
“a sheepish girl”
“a sheepish grin”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.
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