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Sheepishly

//ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li// adv

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Adverb

1
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

1
in a sheepish manner wordnet

Etymology

From sheepish + -ly.

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