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/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/ · adverb
In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment..
But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.
Renton’s big mistake is sheepishly to offer Sick Boy his stolen share 20 years on: £4,000 in a crumpled brown envelope. “What am I supposed to buy with that?” rages Sick Boy bitterly later. “A time machine?”
Use sheepishly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sheepishly means In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment..
Common synonyms include abashedly, meekly, self-consciously, shyly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.
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