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hangdog meaning and definition

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HANGDOG adjective

Definition of hangdog (adjective)

  1. showing a sense of guilt
    • "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
    • synonyms: guilty, shamed, shamefaced
  2. frightened into submission or compliance
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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