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sheepish

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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to sheep. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. showing a sense of shame Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 s like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity s showing a sense of shame Source: ecdict

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