Definition of SHEEPISH

sheepish

Adjective Satellite

  • like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
  • showing a sense of shame

Adj

  • Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
  • Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.

Adjective

  • Embarrassed or shy due to a fault or mistake.

Examples

  • a sheepish girl
  • a sheepish grin
  • He felt SHEEPISH after attempting to play a clearly misspelled word in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.

Synonyms

shamefaced, sheeplike

Scrabble Score: 16

sheepish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sheepish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sheepish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sheepish: valid Words With Friends Word