What does "sheepishly" mean?

In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.

What is a synonym for "sheepishly"?

Common synonyms include: shyly, timidly, abashedly, abashedly, abjectly, apologetically.

Pronounced //ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li//.

//ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adverb

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In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.
"But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper."

Adverb