Hangdog

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Shamefaced or guilty.
  • adj. Downcast; intimidated.
  • n. A sneaky or despicable person.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
  • adj. Low; sneaking; ashamed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
  • adj. Low; sneaking; ashamed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A degraded and sneaking fellow, fit only to be a hangman of dogs.
  • Of or pertaining to such a person; having a base or sneaking appearance: as, a hangdog look or gait.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. frightened into submission or compliance
  • adj. showing a sense of guilt
    • Equivalent
    afraid    ashamed   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sneak    low    sneaking    ashamed   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tristful    overmodest    lack-lustre    skull-like    careworn   
     
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