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hangdog

adjective

/ˈhæŋ.dɔːɡ/

Meaning

looking or feeling ashamed, guilty, or defeated.

He gave me a hangdog look after being caught lying.

ashamed, guilty, embarrassed, downcast

proud, confident, cheerful

hangdog look, hangdog expression, hangdog face

Mutually opposed or inconsistent; containing elements that oppose each other.

relating to the sounds of speech or pronunciation

Relating to the sense of hearing.

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

having a child developing in the womb; also, full of meaning or significance

an action performed without conscious thought; relating to reflection