sheepish

English

Etymology

From sheep +‎ -ish.

Adjective

sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)

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

Derived terms

• sheepishly

Translations

having the characteristics of a sheep

• Finnish: lammasmainen
• Italian: pecorino (it), pecoresco, pecorile

• Russian: ове́чий (ru) (ovéčij)

shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

• Danish: fåret, flov (da)
• French: penaud (fr)
• Hiligaynon: torpe
• Jèrriais: peîneux

• Romanian: bleg (ro)
• Russian: ро́бкий (ru) (róbkij), засте́нчивый (ru) (zasténčivyj)
• Scots: blate
• Scottish Gaelic: nàireach