sheepish

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He looked sheepish, and was no doubt relieved that another arrival called him away.

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  1. adjective Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.
  2. adjective Meek or stupid.

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  • Something about my tone must have made him feel sheepish, and he must have worried that I thought he wanted me to do it for free. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • They looked a little sheepish--guilt is a powerful motivator. —  Omni: July 1993
  • The driver flushed and was sheepish, then he drove away There was a neighborhood drugstore near. —  134 - The Whisker of Hercules
  • Kip felt both surprised and sheepish, the way he had when, long ago, Neville had found him playing with a toy he was too old for--in Neville's unalterable opinion. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • You are correct regarding existing employees. sheepish * g* —  Firedoglake
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  1. from Middle English shepisshe; from sheep + -ish.
 

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