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Adjective: hangdog  'hang,dóg
  1. Showing a sense of guilt
    "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy";
    - guilty, shamefaced, shamed
     
  2. Frightened into submission or compliance

See also: afraid, ashamed, 'fraid [non-standard]

Encyclopedia: Hangdog

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