SHEEPISH | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of sheepish – Learner’s Dictionary

sheepish
adjective
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/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ us
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slightly embarrassed, usually because you have done something stupid:
a sheepish grin/look

sheepishly

adverb
(Definition of sheepish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of sheepish

in Chinese (Traditional)
（因做錯事或傻事而）窘迫的，不好意思的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（因做错事或傻事而）窘迫的，不好意思的…
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in Spanish
avergonzado, abochornado…
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in Portuguese
encabulado…
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sıkılgan, mahcup, utangaç…
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embarrassé…
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verlegen…
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rozpačitý…
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fåret…
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kemalu-maluan…
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ขี้อาย…
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bẽn lẽn…
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zakłopotany, zbaraniały…
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tersipu-sipu…
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blöde…
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flau, forlegen, fåret…
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боязкий, соромливий…
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сконфуженный, робкий…
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