"sheepish" meaning in English

See sheepish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-sheepish.wav Forms: more sheepish [comparative], most sheepish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schepische}} Middle English schepische, {{suffix|en|sheep|ish}} sheep + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)
  1. Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility. Translations (having the characteristics of a sheep): овчи (ovči) (Bulgarian), fåret (Danish), lammasmainen (Finnish), pecorino (Italian), pecoresco (Italian), pecorile (Italian), owczy (Polish), ове́чий (ovéčij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sheepish-en-adj-2zC44MZb Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'having the characteristics of a sheep': 90 10
  2. Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed. Translations (shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed): стеснителен (stesnitelen) (Bulgarian), смутен (smuten) (Bulgarian), fåret (Danish), flov (Danish), schaapachtig [neuter] (Dutch), penaud (French), ντροπαλός (ntropalós) (Greek), torpe (Hiligaynon), អៀន (iǝn) (Khmer), whakakumu (Maori), peîneux (Norman), bleg (Romanian), ро́бкий (róbkij) (Russian), засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) (Russian), blate (Scots), nàireach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-sheepish-en-adj-en:shy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hiligaynon translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hiligaynon translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sheepishly, sheepishness
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          "roman": "stesnitelen",
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          "roman": "smuten",
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          "sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
          "word": "penaud"
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          "roman": "ntropalós",
          "sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
          "word": "ντροπαλός"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "iǝn",
          "sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
          "word": "អៀន"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
          "word": "whakakumu"
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