sheepish

adj.

1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.
2. Meek or stupid.

sheepishly sheep'ish·ly adv.
sheepishness sheep'ish·ness n.

adj

Definition: shy, embarrassed
Antonyms: aggressive, bold, unabashed, unashamed, unembarrassed

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
  Synonym: sheeplike

Meaning #2: showing a sense of shame
  Synonym: shamefaced

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fåret, forlegen, flov, genert

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaapachtig

Français (French)
adj. - penaud

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άτολμος, ντροπαλός

Italiano (Italian)
timido, impacciato, remissivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - embaraçado, tímido, tonto

Русский (Russian)
застенчивый, глуповатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tímido, vergonzoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fåraktig, förlägen, enfaldig, generad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懦弱的, 羞怯的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懦弱的, 羞怯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유순한, 수줍어하는, 어리석은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 羊のような, 非常に内気な, 気の弱い, おどおどした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتبك, أبله, خجول, جبان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נבוך, מבוייש, מפוחד‬

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