sheepish

Speech parts

1. sheepish - Adjective

2. sheepish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to sheep.

Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shamefaced sheeplike meek coy disconcerted penitent bashful guilty reserved nervous passive modest withdrawn backward shy
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Antonyms

pert minx social intrepid gaudy FAST
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Phrases with the word

feeling sheepish sheepish person more sheepish less sheepish

Examples

And then it actually happened, and the whole rising up against a tyrannical government thing just totally slipped our minds, which is a little embarrassing," a sheepish NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said. Source: Internet

But a sheepish Klopp couldn't remember where Mourinho, 56, even played before asking reporters to check for him in the middle of his pre-Spurs press conference. Source: Internet

But he said in a sheepish tone that most principals succumb to pressure, some to political pressure, some to social pressure, and allow students to take exams under false attendance certificates. Source: Internet

Batman Is Having Some Best Man ProblemsBatman’s sheepish about who’ll be his best man in the pages of Batman: Prelude to the Wedding—Nightwing vs. Hush. Source: Internet

He seemed sheepish, bashful as he ran his hand through his mussed and flattened hair. Source: Internet

The party is looking sheepish, squirming and desperate, as they try to belittle Labour's support for tackling child hunger. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sheephook sheepily sheepiness sheepish person sheepishly sheepishness