2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 sheepish or conceited creature. --Locke. [1913 Webster] -- {Sheep"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Sheep"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sheepishness n : feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: {shamefacedness}]
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