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1. (adj.) hangdog
browbeaten; defeated; abject:
a hangdog look.
2. hangdog
shamefaced; guilty.
3. (n.) hangdog
a contemptible person.
Etymology: (1670–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed
showing a sense of guilt
"a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
2. (adj) hangdog
frightened into submission or compliance
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1. (adj) hangdog
low; sneaking; ashamed
2. (noun) hangdog
a base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird
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