Sheep vs. Sheepish

(countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

(countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

(uncountable) Sheepskin leather.

A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

A weak, bashful, silly fellow.

Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision;

Example: ‘his students followed him like sheep’;

Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates.

Having the characteristics of a sheep.

Shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed.

Of or pertaining to sheep.

Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.

Example: ‘Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.’;

like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

showing a sense of shame