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sheep⋅ish

  [shee-pish]
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–adjective
1. embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
2. like sheep, as in meekness, docility, etc.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME shepisshe. See sheep, -ish 1

Related forms:
sheep⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
sheep⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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sheep·ish   (shē'pĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.

  2. Meek or stupid.

sheep'ish·ly adv., sheep'ish·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

sheepish 
c.1200, "resembling a sheep in some characteristic," from sheep. The sense of "bashful" first is recorded 1693.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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