Definition of Sheepesh
Sheep"ish, a. 1. Of
or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]
2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly
or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes
abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.
Locke.
-- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. --
Sheep"ish*ness, n.
Sheep"ish, a. 1. Of
or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]
2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly
or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes
abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.
Locke.
-- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. --
Sheep"ish*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SHEEPISH. Bashful. A sheepish fellow; a bashful or
shamefaced fellow. To cast a sheep's eye at any thing;
to look wishfully at it.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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