sheepishly

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. in a sheepish manner“sheepishly he handed her back the money”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sheepish \Sheep"ish\, a.

1.Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. [1913 Webster]

Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature. --Locke. [1913 Webster] -- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. -- Sheep"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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