sheepish

English

Etymology

From sheep +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/

Adjective

sheepish (comparative more sheepish, superlative most sheepish)

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

Derived terms

Translations

having the characteristics of a sheep

Danish: fåret
Finnish: lammasmainen (fi)

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

shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

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

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