Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
sheepishly — adv. Sheepishly is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑apologize, ↑grin, ↑laugh, ↑mutter, ↑reply, ↑say, ↑shrug, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
sheepishly — sheepish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ embarrassed from shame or shyness. DERIVATIVES sheepishly adverb sheepishness noun … English terms dictionary
sheepishly — adverb in a sheepish manner sheepishly he handed her back the money • Derived from adjective: ↑sheepish … Useful english dictionary
Sheepishly — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheepishly — adverb see sheepish … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheepishly — See sheepish. * * * … Universalium
sheepishly — adverb /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/ Meekly; self consciously; with embarrassment. Syn: abashedly, meekly, self consciously … Wiktionary
sheepishly — adv. with embarrassment, abashedly; meekly, docilely … English contemporary dictionary
sheepishly — sheep·ish·ly … English syllables
sheepishly — See: sheepish … English dictionary
