sheepish
adj/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
Etymology From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.
1
Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
- “King Ty? Your sister is back.” “I don't want to talk to her unless she's here to apologize. Does she look sheepish?” “I guess I've seen a sheep in a cage before, so, yeah, kind of.”2025 May 11, Monica Padrick, “Don Tyxote” (15:04 from the start), in Krapopolis, season 2, episode 21, spoken by Tyrannis (Richard Ayoade):
2
Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
- a sheepish girl
- a sheepish grin
- Derived terms
- sheepishly, sheepishness