Associations to the word «Hangdog»
Adverb
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Wiktionary
HANGDOG, noun. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
HANGDOG, adjective. Low; sneaking; ashamed.
Dictionary definition
HANGDOG, adjective. Showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater.
HANGDOG, adjective. Frightened into submission or compliance.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.