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BNC: 21213 COCA: 19651

sheepish

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sheepish /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ adjective
sheepish
/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
adjective
Learner's definition of SHEEPISH
[more sheepish; most sheepish]
: showing or feeling embarrassment especially because you have done something foolish or wrong(尤指做了傻事或错事后)羞怯的,窘迫的

— sheepishly

adverb
BNC: 21213 COCA: 19651

sheepish

adjective

sheep·​ish ˈshē-pish How to pronounce sheepish (audio)
1
: resembling a sheep: such as
a
: meek, timid
b
: stupid
2
: affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault
a sheepish grin
sheepishly adverb
sheepishness noun

Example Sentences

He felt a little sheepish. a sheepish scholar who is most comfortable when surrounded by books
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheepish was in the 13th century
BNC: 21213 COCA: 19651

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