Sheepishly

Quick meaning: Sheepishly is an adverb meaning In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.

Meaning

In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.

Example Sentences

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?”

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.

Synonyms for sheepishly

Depending on context, synonyms include abashedly, meekly, self-consciously, shyly, timidly, bashfully.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sheepily, embarrassedly, shamefacedly, abashedly, bashfully, meekly.

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