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hangdog, adj.
more info frightened into submission or compliance
<adj.all>

hangdog
semantic pointers
similar to
afraid
more info showing a sense of guilt
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

guilty hangdog shamed shamefaced

sample sentences

"a guilty look"
"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
guilt guiltiness
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
shamefacedness
semantic pointers
similar to
ashamed