sheepish

sheepish

English

Etymology

From sheep +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/

Adjective

sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)

1. Having the characteristics of a sheep.
2. Shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed.

Derived terms

• sheepishly
• sheepishness

Translations

having the characteristics of a sheep

Danish: fåret Finnish: lammasmainen (fi)

Italian: pecorino (it), pecoresco, pecorile (it) Russian: ове́чий (ru) (ovéčij)

shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

Danish: fåret, flov (da) Dutch: schaapachtig (nl) n French: penaud (fr) Greek: ντροπαλός (el) (dropalós) 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