Definition of "sheepish" [sheep•ish]

• Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin. (adjective)
• Meek or stupid. (adjective)

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• "Even the look the animals adopt when chewing grass has led to the phrase "sheepish"."
• "They shared a long smooch before breaking out in sheepish grins."
• "Josh bore it all with an expression of sheepish delight."