sheepish

English

Etymology

From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/

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Adjective

sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)

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

   a sheepish girl

   a sheepish grin

Derived terms

• sheepishly
• sheepishness

Translations

having the characteristics of a sheep

• Bulgarian: овчи (ovči)
• Danish: fåret
• Finnish: lammasmainen (fi)

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

shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

• Bulgarian: стеснителен (bg) (stesnitelen), смутен (bg) (smuten)
• 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