Thesaurus / sheepish
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Peter McMahon, the physicist-engineer at Cornell University who led the development of the network, defends it with a sheepish smile, pointing out that the handwritten number looks sloppy.
HOW TO MAKE THE UNIVERSE THINK FOR USCHARLIE WOODMAY 31, 2022QUANTA MAGAZINEEach time this happened, my supervisor simply watched the whole thing with a sheepish smile, but never said anything to the manager.
MISS MANNERS: PICK A WEDDING, ANY WEDDING — JUST NOT BOTHJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINJUNE 24, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs Arthur — sheepish, with festering frustration — Douglas nimbly walks a tricky tightrope.
DIGITAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS HIGHLIGHT THE POWER OF ART WITHOUT AN AUDIENCETHOMAS FLOYDMAY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTNever be sheepish or embarrassed when you are asking for money from a foundation or a philanthropist.
IN DREAMS BEGIN RESPONSIBILITIES: THE BOUNTIFUL LIFE OF VARTAN GREGORIANRICHARD STENGELAPRIL 18, 2021TIMEShe resented his sudden drop from his pedestal, for he looked sentimental and somewhat sheepish.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONGradually he began to feel a little sheepish, but nevertheless he did not relinquish his desire to break up the service.
THE CHEQUERSJAMES RUNCIMANWell, I felt sheepish enough to be took in so, but I wouldn't a been in that ringmaster's place, not for a thousand dollars.
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)The sheepish manners of our students and school-boys, may also be attributed to the mutton so generally alloted to them.
THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, NO. 358VARIOUSGeorge stood his ground, looking sheepish; the old woman stood before him trembling violently and fighting against her tears.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READEHe looks sheepish, but his round rosy face rises good-humouredly above the absurd garlands.
ROUND THE WONDERFUL WORLDG. E. MITTONWORDS RELATED TO SHEEPISH
- apprehensive
- backward
- bashful
- biddable
- blushing
- content
- courteous
- deferential
- demure
- diffident
- docile
- fearful
- gentle
- hesitant
- lowly
- manageable
- mild
- modest
- obliging
- obsequious
- ordinary
- polite
- quiet
- reserved
- respectful
- retiring
- reverential
- sedate
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- servile
- sheepish
- shy
- simple
- soft-spoken
- standoffish
- submissive
- subservient
- supplicatory
- tentative
- timid
- timorous
- tractable
- unambitious
- unobtrusive
- unostentatious
- unpretentious
- withdrawn
- apprehensive
- backward
- bashful
- biddable
- blushing
- content
- courteous
- deferential
- demure
- diffident
- docile
- fearful
- gentle
- hesitant
- lowly
- manageable
- mild
- modest
- obliging
- obsequious
- ordinary
- polite
- quiet
- reserved
- respectful
- retiring
- reverential
- sedate
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- servile
- sheepish
- shy
- simple
- soft-spoken
- standoffish
- submissive
- subservient
- supplicatory
- tentative
- timid
- timorous
- tractable
- unambitious
- unobtrusive
- unostentatious
- unpretentious
- withdrawn
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- lowly
- meek
- moderate
- nice
- proper
- prudent
- quiet
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- sheepish
- silent
- simple
- temperate
- timid
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- unobtrusive
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- lowly
- meek
- moderate
- nice
- proper
- prudent
- quiet
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- sheepish
- silent
- simple
- temperate
- timid
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- unobtrusive
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- backward
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- lowly
- meek
- moderate
- nice
- proper
- prudent
- quiet
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- sheepish
- shy
- silent
- simple
- temperate
- timid
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- unobtrusive
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- afraid
- apprehensive
- averse
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- chary
- circumspect
- conscious
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- disinclined
- distrustful
- fearful
- hesitant
- humble
- indisposed
- introvert
- introverted
- loath
- loner
- modest
- nervous
- recessive
- reluctant
- reserved
- reticent
- retiring
- self-effacing
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- shrinking
- skittish
- suspicious
- timid
- unassertive
- unassured
- uneager
- uneffusive
- unresponsive
- unsocial
- unwilling
- wary
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