Abject and Sheepish

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Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Usage example: demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them

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Sheepish and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheepish" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Sheepish adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Abject and sheepish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Sheepish".

Nearby Words: sheep, sheepishly

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