Definitions
showing a sense of shame
Word origin
From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.
Used in a sentence
““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.””
“a sheepish girl”
“a sheepish grin”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Embarrassed and meek”8 letters
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