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sheepish

 adjective
     
sheep‧ish
slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong:
Sam looked a bit sheepish.
—sheepishly adverb:
WORD FOCUS: embarrassed WORD FOCUS: embarrassed
similar words: uncomfortable, awkward, sheepish, red-faced
very embarrassed: mortified

➔ See also embarrassed
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