sheepish
/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
sheepish adjective: having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
Adjective
sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)
- Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
- “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.”2025 May 11, Monica Padrick, “Don Tyxote” (15:04 from the start), in Krapopolis, season 2, episode 21, spoken by Tyrannis (Richard Ayoade)
- Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
- a sheepish girl
- a sheepish grin
sheepish meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
sheepish in Bengali
- লজ্জিত, জড়সড়
sheepish in Malayalam
- ആട്ടിൻറെ സ്വഭാവമായ, കാതരമായ, ശാന്തപ്രകൃതമായ
sheepish in Kannada
- ಹೇಡಿ, ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕ, ಕುಱಿತನ
Examples of sheepish in a sentence
- There was a rustle and a bustle and Tiddles reappeared, looking rather sheepish.
- He stared at Zoey, and a sheepish smile materialized on his face.
- And I just felt so sorry for him,” Pauley confided with a sheepish smile, without identifying the miscreant.
Forms of sheepish
| comparative | more sheepish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sheepish |
Origin of sheepish
From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.
Words formed from sheepish
Questions about sheepish
- What does sheepish mean?
- Sheepish means having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
- What is sheepish in Bengali?
- Sheepish in Bengali is লজ্জিত, জড়সড়. See Sheepish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sheepish?
- Sheepish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sheepish?
- Sheepish is pronounced /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/.
Words near sheepish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sheepish (page history and authors); sheepish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sheepish (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sheepish (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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