Sheepish \Sheep"ish\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] 2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature. --Locke. -- {Sheep"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Sheep"ish*ness}, n.
sheepishness n : feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: {shamefacedness}]