- resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour
- shy or ineffectual
- infested with mice
ˈmousily adv ˈmousiness n
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mous•ey
(mou′sē, -zē),USA pronunciation adj., mous•i•er, mous•i•est.
mous′i•ness, n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024- mousy.
mous′i•ness, n.
mous•y or mous•ey /ˈmaʊsi, -zi/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- resembling a mouse, as in being drab and colorless or meek and timid:mousy brown hair; a mousy little worker.
- infested with mice.
mous•y
(mou′sē, -zē),USA pronunciation adj., mous•i•er, mous•i•est.
mous′i•ly, adv.
mous′i•ness, n.
- resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
- drab and colorless.
- meek;
timid:A drill sergeant can't be mousy! - quiet;
noiseless:a mousy tread. - infested with mice.
- mouse + -y1 1805–15
mous′i•ness, n.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fearful, shy, bashful, timorous.
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mousy, mousey /ˈmaʊsɪ/ adj (mousier, mousiest)
ˈmousily adv ˈmousiness n
ˈmousily adv ˈmousiness n
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