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sheepishly

shee·pishly

US/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a sheepish manner

  • “sheepishly he handed her back the money”

Origin

From sheepish + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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