sheepish

English

Etymology

From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
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Adjective

sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)

Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
a sheepish girl

a sheepish grin

Derived terms

Translations

having the characteristics of a sheep

Bulgarian: овчи (ovči)
Danish: fåret
Finnish: lammasmainen (fi)
Italian: pecorino (it), pecoresco, pecorile (it)
Polish: owczy (pl)
Russian: ове́чий (ru) (ovéčij)

shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

Bulgarian: стеснителен (bg) (stesnitelen), смутен (bg) (smuten)
Danish: fåret, flov (da)
Dutch: schaapachtig (nl) n
French: penaud (fr)
Greek: ντροπαλός (el) (ntropalós)
Hiligaynon: torpe
Khmer: អៀន (km) (iǝn)
Maori: whakakumu
Norman: peîneux
Romanian: bleg (ro)
Russian: ро́бкий (ru) (róbkij), засте́нчивый (ru) (zasténčivyj)
Scots: blate
Scottish Gaelic: nàireach

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