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sheepish

adjective as in shy, embarrassed

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As sheepish as Banda felt about the incident, he wanted to make an important clarification.

Seven years later, though, Dubois has transformed from a sheepish, sometimes voiceless, character to a fighter demanding respect.

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"So I went and I said: 'Hello, I’d like my notes back, please,' and they were a bit sheepish about it," he said.

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Brenda began as a sheepish character, but she was determined to fit in the moment she set foot in West Beverly High.

The wolf managed to look a bit sheepish, which must have been difficult for him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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