sheepish
- Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
- Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish.
chicken hearted
not very bright
weak kneed
lily livered
sap head
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